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Boulder Cyclist Dies One Week After Collision With Pickup Truck

Cyclist Daniel Bench, 88, died on August 11 due to injuries sustained from a collision with a pickup truck in Boulder last week.
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The Boulder Police Department announced yesterday that a cyclist who had been critically injured on August 4 in a crash involving a pickup truck has died. The cyclist, Daniel Bench, 88, died on August 11 due to injuries sustained from the collision.

 

“The initial investigation appears to show that the cyclist did not yield at the stop sign at the crosswalk and rode in front of the truck and was struck,” the Boulder Police Department said in a statement. “The adult male pickup truck driver stayed at the scene and was uninjured.”

 

The collision occurred just before 9 a.m. on Monday, August 4. Boulder Police were called to Edgewood and 24th streets for a report of a crash between a cyclist and a Chevrolet Silverado. Bench was transported to the hospital with serious bodily injury and was in critical condition until he died on August 11. 

 

Boulder Police Department’s Public Information Officer Dionne Waugh said that the driver of the pickup truck has been cooperating with the investigation into the crash. The investigation still remains underway. 

 

In the statement announcing Bench’s death, the Boulder Police Department said that Boulder has “joined cities across the world working to end crashes that result in serious injury and death.” This goal is called “Vision Zero.”

 

“At its core, this goal is inspired by the belief that severe traffic crashes are preventable and unacceptable, and even one death is too many,” the department said. “Reaching Vision Zero requires safe street design, education, enforcement, strong community partnerships and shared responsibility. While we work to design safer streets that help prevent severe injuries by anticipating human behavior, we also know certain behaviors and situations are more likely to lead to crashes.”

 

In the wake of this incident, the department advised citizens to “avoid distractions, be mindful, and look out for one another.”