Cyclist killed in Annapolis on Sunday
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March 9, 2020 at 8:53 pm #921825Steve OParticipant
[FONT=Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]Anne Arundel County police released the identity of a Hanover man who died Sunday and the name of a Chestnut Hill Cove resident who is in critical condition following a crash between an SUV and seven cyclists.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]Arthur Herbert Carter Jr., 59, of Hanover was pronounced dead on the scene Sunday after police responded to East College Parkway near Bay Head Road in Annapolis for the crash between cyclists and the SUV. Another cyclist, Jeffrey Michael Adler, 58, of Chestnut Hill Cove, suffered life-threatening injuries and is in critical condition.[/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]A third cyclist in the group, 21-year-old Kathleen Anne Haye of Columbia, suffered minor injuries.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]The cyclists were struck by a GMC Yukon driven by Carl Leslie Behler, 67, of Annapolis, police said. He was heading eastbound on East College Parkway in the area of Bay Head Road, police said. A group of seven bicyclists were riding westbound on East College Parkway. The cyclists were riding on the ridge edge of the roadway since there was no shoulder, police said.[/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]For an unknown reason, the Behler crossed the center of the roadway and struck the group of westbound bicycles, police said. Police don’t believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.[/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]The primary cause of the crash appears to be Behler failing to remain in a single lane, police said.[/FONT]
March 9, 2020 at 10:28 pm #1105132mstoneParticipant“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 #1105105StardusterParticipantYou *know* some a**h*** will try to blame the cyclists for this.
Horrible.
March 10, 2020 at 12:39 am #1105108jrenautParticipant“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 #1105155SunyataParticipant@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 #1105156Brett L.ParticipantCharge with murder.
March 10, 2020 at 12:44 pm #1105157Steve OParticipantI’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 #1105160scootParticipant“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 #1105153zsionakidesParticipant@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 #1105222mstoneParticipant@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 #1105298Brett L.ParticipantJanuary 31, 2021 at 11:16 pm #1110696dbehrendParticipantI 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 #1114780dbehrendParticipantThe 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:
October 1, 2021 at 10:26 pm #1114781scootParticipantSeven 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
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