Albuquerque Bicyclist Killed in Accident
One person was killed in a fatal bicycle accident in Albuquerque.
Details about the Fatal Bicycle Accident
The Albuquerque Journal is reporting that a bicyclist was killed after he collided with a vehicle at Central and Broadway in an accident that happened Tuesday evening, according to the Albuquerque Police Department.
Officer Mike Schroeder has stated that the vehicle was heading north on Broadway when the bicyclist was heading west on Central when the two collided with each other. The accident reportedly happened at about 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and the driver was taken into custody under suspicion of being intoxicated at the time of the accident. Police have not released the name of the person who was killed in the accident.
An investigation into the accident remains ongoing at this time in order to determine who had the right of way.
Important Information about Bicycle Accidents
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, there are hundreds of wrongful deaths of bicyclists involved in motor vehicle accidents every year in the United States:
- Bicycle accident fatalities account for about 2 percent of all motor vehicle accident fatalities every year in the United States.
- In 2014, there were a total of 720 bicycle accident fatalities in the United States.
- The use of helmets has been proven to reduce the risk of injury to the head by as much as 50 percent.
