[My hearts in London - Everett]

This happened not too far from where I live. It just tears me up to hear about things like this happening. He serves in Iraq and comes home uninjured only to be hit and killed by a hit and run driver within days of his return. My heart goes out to his parents. He was only two years older than my daughters who both serve overseas. This story really got to me, maybe because both my daughters are traveling home in a few days and will be here within one day of each other.

[vladimir998]

Those SUVs are vicious as they drive around by themselves and kill innocent people!

[Vroomfondel]

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[surroundedbyblue]

Terrible story & being the holiday season makes it all the more sad. I’ll remember thi family in my prayers, as well as your family especially your girls.

[BufordP]

"Police said the SUV clipped the bicycle Lt. Robert Huish was riding on East
Coast Drive at Third Street about

1:50 a.m.

..."

Darwin award

[Cicero]

Huish's father said his son was on his way to a friend's house and was riding his bicycle on East Coast Drive with several other pilots in his squadron when he was struck.

His bad luck, I would say. It could have been any of them. And it sounds like a drunken driver. 2:00 am is a dangerous time to be out riding a bike, but I guess he wanted to stick with his friends.

[joelt]

You can only be so safe when the streets are full of drunks, texting teenage girls, hot rodders and blue hairs. I won’t ride in the street anymore.

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[BradyLS]

This is a sad story. But I wouldn’t ride a bike in any kind of traffic at any time of day with friends or alone. In even the mildest car-bike encounters, bikes and their riders are just too fragile and cars have too much mass and speed.

[diogenes ghost]

Seahawk helicopter pilot.

[Names Ash Housewares]

My buddy at work got hit on his bike by a hit and run driver. A tenth of second sooner and he probably would have been killed. Got away with minor injuries.

He still wants to ride. He has kids, and their birth mother was lost in a traffic accident.

I tried to talk him out of it. It’s not worth it, at least not out with cars.

Too many fools out there to be only on a bicycle. And I used to ride too, but I always tried to minimize my time sharing roads with cars.

One fool texting and your over.

It’s too risky and I am a private pilot used to managing risk.

I can’t manage other drivers however.

Not worth it, just not worth it.

[Gene Eric]

May your daughters’ journey be safe, and time at home peaceful.

Pay no attention to the crass mockery.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Taxman]

Mrs. Taxman just told me that the local news is reporting that the hit-and-run scumbag has been arrested!