SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Award-winning cyclist Ethan Boyes died after being struck by a car at a national park in San Francisco, the United States Park Police (USPP) said on Saturday.
The athlete was hit while riding his bike last Tuesday afternoon around Presidio, a historic park south of the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said. Boyes was taken to a hospital for treatment and later pronounced dead. He was 44 years old.
The driver was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the agency said.
Boyes had a storied career that included an age-group record in a 1,000-metre time trial in 2015. He was a 10-time national champion.
“Beyond Ethan’s athletic achievements, he was an upstanding member of the American track cycling community,” USA Cycling said in a statement.
“His loss will be felt at local, regional, national, and world events for years, as he brought a mixture of competition and friendliness to every race.”
The USPP did not share further details about the fatal collision. “Crash investigations are complex and require an analysis of a large amount of evidence and data,” the agency said in a statement.
“USPP detectives work in partnership with the US Attorney’s Office as the investigation progresses.”
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition released a statement on Friday remembering Boyes as a “beloved figure in San Francisco cycling”.
“One traffic fatality is one too many,” the group said.
