Editor’s Note: The recent spate of cycling traffic fatalities has been startling. The Bike Fed will be there to make sure that these tragedies are not forgotten. Where drivers are at fault, we will push for tough prosecutions or new laws, where necessary. But it’s also important to keep in mind that cycling is becoming [...]
Charges issued Thursday allege that a man driving a pickup truck to work Aug. 5 crossed the center line of a rural road and crashed head on into a 33-year-old man out for a training ride on his bike in the Town of Oregon. The cyclist, Shelton Berel, a father of two, died at the [...]
Every death on Wisconsin roads is a tragedy. Every victim leaves behind a family and a group of friends who share pain. And when that victim is a person riding a bicycle, the grief spreads to the extended family of cyclists across the state. Circumstances may ease the pain. There are some cases where the [...]
The emotional devastation of negligent driving spilled throughout a Washington County courtroom Wednesday, when a 31-year-old man pleaded guilty to killing a father of three in a hit-and-run crash. Everyone involved will now prepare themselves for an emotional sentencing hearing on Sept. 19, when Circuit Judge Todd Martens decides whether Adam Neuhaus will be sent [...]
Alex Beld contributed to this post. A momentary lapse at a challenging intersection in Neenah resulted in the death of a 77-year-old retired neurologist, but no citations against the motorist who hit him while turning through a crosswalk on N. Commercial Street. William Wanamaker died in an all-too familiar scenario – knocked over by a [...]
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