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RIP Ian Wolfe

A cyclist was killed yesterday in the Washington D. C. area. Details are sketchy:

Around 11:15 p.m. Sunday, a bicyclist was struck and killed by a car in a crosswalk on Maine Avenue.

The incident was not a hit-and-run; the driver remained at the scene. The Toyota Corolla passed through a green light at the intersection where the bicyclist was struck. No charges have been filed against the driver.

The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have identified him as 24-year-old Ian M. Wolfe of Bethesda.

U.S. Park Police are investigating the accident, as the crosswalk is within the bounds of West Potomac Park, near the Tidal Basin Parking.

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Comments 5

  1. shek wrote:

    this sucks.
    I hope this event does not spwan a twisted blame game like this one: link

    Posted 06 Oct 2008 at 2:21 pm
  2. amsterdamize wrote:

    Horrible. Most people forget about the car driver’s trauma.

    Posted 06 Oct 2008 at 3:02 pm
  3. Tracy Wilkins wrote:

    I had one hit pretty close to home this weekend also…

    http://tracywilkins.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/another-one/

    Posted 06 Oct 2008 at 3:09 pm
  4. RIP IAN wrote:

    RIP IAN YOU WILL BE MISSED EVERYONE BACK HOME MISSES YOU…..LOVE MECHANICSBURG PA

    Posted 06 Oct 2008 at 6:27 pm
  5. Monica wrote:

    This is an unspeakable tragedy – a stunning loss for all who knew Ian. Ian was in the cube in front of mine at FAA, where he worked as a contractor. I moved to another division in September, and I hadn’t seen him for a while. I heard that FAA was hiring some of the contract employees full time, and I told the manager yesterday to be sure and hire Ian. It was then found out that Ian had been killed in an accident.

    He was a really wonderful kid, the kind of person people like immediately, felt comfortable talking to, and would like to know better. He was a few years older than my son at UVA, and he would tease me about my son’s unfortunate choice of schools. Ian was much more positive about my younger son’s decision to go to VT.

    I don’t know how a parent survives such a loss. It is all the worse since Ian was just that great of a person. Please, God, help them with their sorrow. Let them know that Ian is with you and at peace.

    Posted 04 Mar 2009 at 6:35 am