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Originally published Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:35 AM

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Seattle bike rider struck and killed

A bicycle rider was struck by a car and died at the scene in Seattle.

SEATTLE —

A bicycle rider was struck by a car and died at the scene in Seattle.

The accident around 10 p.m. Wednesday closed the Dexter off-ramp from Aurora Ave. for hours overnight.

The driver of the car was taken to a hospital in police custody for investigation of drunken driving.

(KOMO-TV, KCPQ-TV)

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Comments (3)
Day or Night, Rain or Shine; It is SHOCKING that anyone would think that they could ride a bike safely on those roads. Especially that one The...  Posted on July 2, 2009 at 10:12 AM by janereader. Jump to comment
I ride my bike down that part of Aurora everyday (on the sidewalk of course) and the only way to cross the Dexter exit is to take an unmarked...  Posted on July 2, 2009 at 3:07 PM by El Forastero. Jump to comment
Go ahead and blame the cyclist, but that is a callous and stupid response, especially in this situation. Biking may be as dangerous as janereader...  Posted on July 2, 2009 at 11:16 AM by nickster. Jump to comment

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