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Two dead, 11 hurt after truck crashes into group of bicyclists in Goodyear
A woman reportedly died at the scene, and a man died later at the hospital

By: abc15.com staff
Posted at 8:58 AM, Feb 25, 2023

and last updated 12:51 PM, Feb 25, 2023

GOODYEAR, AZ — Two people are dead and 11 others are hurt after a truck crashed into a group of bicyclists in Goodyear Saturday morning.
Goodyear police say it happened on the Cotton Lane bridge near MC 85 around 8:15 a.m.
A woman died of her injuries at the scene. A man died later at the hospital.
Of those injured, the severity of the wounds vary, but all of the riders were adults.
Police say the pickup truck was carrying a trailer and was driven by a man, who has not been identified.
Police cannot say whether the group was hit from behind, and they have also yet to determine if speed or intoxication was a factor.


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Two dead, 17 hurt after truck crashes into group of bicyclists in Goodyear

Two people are dead and 17 others are hurt after a truck crashed into a group of bicyclists near Cotton Lane and MC 85 in Goodyear Saturday morning.
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#69 ·
Knowing how today's drivers approach the responsibility of being behind the wheel, I'd say very, VERY few traffic collisions are "accidents." I won't go into the connotation of the word, and it's implications, but suffice it to say some police forces (SFPD) now prohibit using this word in their reports.

How can plowing into 13+ cyclists be any sort of "accident?" Short of a major and sudden medical emergency (but not something diagnosed, like siezures), it's pretty hard for this not to be major negligence or malice.
 
#21 ·
I was hit by a FedEx truck mirror 15 years ago, the was the end of my road riding and racing (was uninjured but it scared me enough to stay off the road). My friend was hit by a truck and his camelback caught the rear bumper and he was dragged for 2 miles before the driver realized he was there. Lost all the skin from the back of his legs and buttocks, he is alive but will never be able to ride again.
 
#22 ·
So sad.

Assuming the cause of the accident wasn't the driver keeling over from a heart attack or something like that, these sort of things are why I feel we need much more scrutiny and limits on who should be allowed to operate motor vehicles.

Cars are extremely dangerous and responsible for so many more deaths and injuries than people want to acknowledge.
 
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#25 ·
It's just sad and that's that. I rarely ride the road b/c my wife is afraid something like this might happen to me, but she also worries when I go out on the trails alone (which I often do). Obviously, this doesn't stop me and that's just the risk I take to get out and enjoy life. If someone enjoys riding on the road, that's their choice, period.

I saw the aftermath of a bad T-bone car crash the other day, but I didn't think to myself, "I'd better stop driving". My only thoughts were for the people and those first responders there to help. I try to leave the blame to the proper authorities. I only judge their fashion choices.
 
#26 ·
I made a Home Depot run this morning and I was surprised how many cyclist I saw out, some riding solo and some in groups. It's wet out and I was just thinking if I should go for a road ride or a gravel ride; I'd already decided on a gravel ride. It will involve some paved roads but they are very low traffic.

Hard to understand how someone can run into a group like that. My guess is either drunk or falling asleep. Sad.
 
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#29 ·
Terrible news. My heart goes out to those involved and their friends and families.

Everywhere you look there's people on their phones while driving these days. Cycling on roads used by cars is just WAY too dangerous. It has much more risk than DH mountain biking or back country skiing imho. I used to ride roads to access trail on my mountain bike when I was younger but there's no way I'd do that now.

I'm not saying that this was the case in this incident but it's not unlikely either.
 
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JackOfDiamonds said:
Notice the propaganda: they were "hit by a truck".
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I haven't seen in the article or subsequent linked information where the offending vehicle was described as a certain type of truck. I saw something about the driver of a pickup having stopped... maybe I missed something...

I'm chiming in about propaganda. As a guy that drove an 18 wheeler for 9 years, the phrases "truck" or "truck driver" usually denote an 18 wheeler or its operator, because it is always the big rig's fault, or at least the propaganda would have you believe that it is.
 
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Sparticus said:
I believe the perp vehicle was a pickup pulling a trailer.
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I must have missed something then. The most recent "article" linked above named the man that was arrested and said he was driving a "truck". Toward the end of the piece, it mentioned something about the driver of a "pickup truck", who was not identified, had remained at the scene.

This is very vague and confusing. The man arrested was obviously identified, so he could not be the unidentified driver of the "pickup truck". The arrested man was just driving a "truck". I saw no mention of a trailer that either driver may have been towing.

Not to be nitpicky... I just want solid information.
 
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Wow that article states that 938 cyclists were killed in 2020, that's a lot more than I would have thought. I still ride rural roads and really enjoy it. In fact I'll start back up in earnest here as soon as the weather clears to get some legs back for mountain biking season. For me the most useful sensory input when riding rural roads is my ears... not sure the riding in numbers thing pencils out for stuff like that.

Very interested to know what the circumstances were regarding Mr Pedro Quintana-Lujan. Whether that was his own truck or if he was working at the time or what.
 
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