April 1st, 2009
No Charges for Death of Alice Swanson?
It’s my understanding that the MPD has issued the final report on the circumstances surrounding the death of cyclist Alice Swanson, and that no charges will be made. I will try to get a copy of that report, and post it here, before coming to my own conclusions.
Update: the “Final Overview Memo” was actually issued on December 18, 2008. Reading it made me angry and sad. Out of deference to a legitimate request, I’m going to leave it at that, for now.
A.Smith says:
Everyone has to be very respectful of that “hook” – I was hit by a bus that way as was the bike in front of me on a slow right-curving street (15th) Think of the times pedestrians have to leap back from the curb when uncareful right-turning trucks and busses cut that corner. It scares me how incapable a large portion of the drivers are.
April 1st, 2009 at 3:17 pm
MB says:
Quite agreed. While I understand the attraction and benefits of bike lanes, the right hook is one of its biggest negatives, I think. I’m a preacher and practiser of vehicular cycling, due in no small part to that danger.
April 1st, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Geof says:
Mark,
Any luck finding that document?
-G
April 8th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
MB says:
Geof – I’m holding on to it for now, with the expectation that we’ll see a public release soon. If we don’t, I will post it myself, here.
April 8th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
PKP says:
Was the document ever released?
May 15th, 2009 at 11:23 am
MB says:
PKP, it’s not entirely clear to me. Check back early next week.
May 15th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
John Curran says:
Has the document been released yet?
I’ve looked all over, and I don’t think it has.
Will you release the document?
I just returned from the notary public and the post office, where I mailed my own formal request to release the “Final Overview Memo” on Alice Swanson’s death. You’d save me, and everyone else who still cares deeply about Alice’s death, eight weeks of waiting if you just released the document already.
This is a legitimate request coming from somebody legitimately positioned. If you have any question about that, we can talk by email.
June 1st, 2009 at 1:17 pm