Cyclist killed in Annapolis on Sunday

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March 9, 2020 at 10:28 pm #1105132

mstone
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“The primary cause of the crash appears to be Behler failing to remain in a single lane, police said.” I have no words.

March 9, 2020 at 11:49 pm #1105105

Starduster
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You *know* some a**h*** will try to blame the cyclists for this.

Horrible.

March 10, 2020 at 12:39 am #1105108

jrenaut
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“The primary cause of death appears to be the bullets not staying in the suspect’s gun, police say”.

March 10, 2020 at 12:21 pm #1105155

Sunyata
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@Steve O 199162 wrote:

The primary cause of the crash appears to be Behler failing to remain in a single lane, police said.

March 10, 2020 at 12:27 pm #1105156

Brett L.
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Charge with murder.

March 10, 2020 at 12:44 pm #1105157

Steve O
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I’d be very curious to find out if the driver was using a mobile device at the time, since the article said neither speed (40 mph at this point) nor alcohol were factors.

Here’s the road, somewhere in the vicinity of the crash. This is the direction the cyclists were going. The driver was coming the other way, crossed the road and hit them head on.

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March 10, 2020 at 1:32 pm #1105160

scoot
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“The primary cause of death appears to be the bullets not staying in Mr. Behler’s gun, police say”.

Suspect? Let’s not jump to conclusions! FTFY.

March 10, 2020 at 11:27 pm #1105153

zsionakides
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@mstone 199167 wrote:

“The primary cause of the crash appears to be Behler failing to remain in a single lane, police said.” I have no words.

In the police department’s defense, they probably don’t have much to go on at this point, but do need to write a report that is factually accurate at the point in time and not speculative reasoning that’s construed as bias in the investigation. Upon further investigation, hopefully they will be able to get enough evidence together to appropriately determine cause and provide the prosecutors office with necessary evidence to criminally charge the driver.

March 13, 2020 at 2:21 pm #1105222

mstone
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@zsionakides 199207 wrote:

In the police department’s defense, they probably don’t have much to go on at this point, but do need to write a report that is factually accurate at the point in time and not speculative reasoning that’s construed as bias in the investigation. Upon further investigation, hopefully they will be able to get enough evidence together to appropriately determine cause and provide the prosecutors office with necessary evidence to criminally charge the driver.

you must be new to how the police investigate cyclist and pedestrian deaths

March 16, 2020 at 12:24 am #1105298

Brett L.
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https://www.bikelaw.com/2020/03/fatal-bike-crash/?fbclid=IwAR0TJyZIW1LIou3eptD2BcS5WZiU6AkFuiedb5hkJxQN9AYmLCyFHKS7cSQ

January 31, 2021 at 11:16 pm #1110696

dbehrend
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I recently came across December news coverage that the driver, Carl Behler, was indicted, arrested, and held without bond on 7 charges: negligent manslaughter, two counts of homicide with a motor vehicle, two counts of driving while impaired by controlled dangerous substance, as well as two misdemeanors related to causing life-threatening injuries.

https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ac-cn-driver-indicted-killing-cyclist-severn-20201223-obqpemrqb5bo3iyc7c3ns2zulm-story.html
https://www.bikelaw.com/2020/12/killing-cyclist/
https://www.triathlete.com/gear/bike/why-you-should-have-a-bike-camera-and-how-to-set-yours-up/

September 30, 2021 at 8:57 pm #1114780

dbehrend
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The driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised probation for the fatal crash that killed one person and injured six others:

https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ac-cn-cyclist-sentencing-death-20210812-24sw5gqsv5h55boonpdtudrluy-story.html

October 1, 2021 at 10:26 pm #1114781

scoot
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Seven months AFTER killing one cyclist and injuring multiple others while driving impaired, the same driver was arrested for DWI on a suspended license and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage:

https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=6320BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=6330BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=6340BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=6350BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=6360BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=6370BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=6380BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=6390BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=63B0BL8&loc=27&detailLoc=ODYTRAF
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