Bike-Riding Bailout Protestor Killed In Illinois
From the Associated Press this past Tuesday:
A Chula Vista man riding his bicycle across the country to protest government bailouts has been struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver in Illinois.
Sixty-five-year-old Jim Gafney left San Diego County on April 27 and had completed about 2,000 miles of his 3,000-mile ride he called his “Mad As Hell Bike Ride Across U.S.”
The San Diego Union-Tribune says Gafney had become fed up with the bailouts and was worried about how it would affect future generations.
Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Chris Trame says Gafney was on U.S. Route 50 about 60 miles east of St. Louis just before 1 a.m. Sunday when he was struck from behind by a Nissan Altima driven by a 27-year-old man.
The driver was arrested.
Jim Gafney’s Last Video Diary Entry
YouTube Video Link
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“Protesting bicyclist killed on cross-country ride”
Associated Press, June 23, 2009
June 30th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Shades of the story about that guy who walked across America in the late ’70’s. His dog was run over somewhere in the South.
July 1st, 2009 at 7:54 am
Never heard of that story Mammoth. Such a shame though.