Bicyclist dies as a result of injuries sustained in a car and bicyclist crash in Cedar Park Monday, October 4.
The fatal crash occurred at around 11:50 a.m. at the intersection of South Bell Boulevard and East Little Elm.
A 28-year-old Corey B. was found after police responded to a notification of a fatal incident between a vehicle and a bicyclist.
Been was brought to a local hospital, where he eventually died as a result of his injuries.
Car-On-Bike Collision Statistics
Bicycle accidents increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many cities throughout the United States reported increases in the number of bicycle accidents during the pandemic shutdown. The increase in bicycle accidents coincided with a steep decrease in the number of car accidents.
An estimated 675 cyclists were killed in accidents during 2020. The previous year’s bicycle fatalities totaled 846. Even though there was a decrease in the number of bicyclist deaths in 2020, traffic was reduced by 41 percent for months at a time in 2020. More than one-fourth of bicycle fatalities were caused by hit-and-run accidents in 2020.
The states with the highest numbers of cyclist fatalities were Texas (44 each) and Louisiana (34). Louisiana had the highest number of cyclist deaths per million residents at 7.3 fatalities per one million residents. Bicycle deaths were almost equal on urban roads and rural roads in 2020. About a third of the bicycle deaths occurred on these two types of roads
Wrongful Death Attorney for Victims of Fatal Auto-Bicycle Crash Accidents In Williamson County
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