No Charges Against Car Driver In Fatal Cycle Crash
No Charges Against Car Driver In Fatal Cycle Crash Save Email Print
Posted: 8:40 AM Jul 10, 2008
Last Updated: 2:53 PM Jul 10, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press

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No charges are expected against the driver of a car involved in a deadly car-motorcycle crash in Pueblo, after police learned the motorcycle rider was traveling at an excessive speed.

Authorities say 56-year-old Mary Lopez was making a left turn in her Hyundai Santa Fe on June 16 when she was struck by a Yamaha motorcycle.

But police Capt. Linda Grisham says traffic division experts have calculated that 21-year-old motorcyclist Brett Bond was traveling between 124 and 145 mph at the time of the crash. Police used video from a nearby security camera to calculate his speed.

Grisham says since speed was the cause of the crash, there was no evidence to charge Lopez.

Bond was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, but died of his injuries.

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Posted by: crystal Location: pueblo on Feb 15, 2009 at 01:57 AM
brett was a good guy and fun to be around he will be sadly missed

Posted by: jamie Location: springs on Jul 10, 2008 at 01:22 PM
omg my heart goes out to both families

Posted by: ami on Jul 10, 2008 at 10:04 AM
That poor woman. Hopefully now she can put this behind her.