Monday, March 10, 2008

Two bicyclists struck and killed by sheriff's vehicle in Cupertino

By Leslie Griffy - San Jose Mercury News

Two bicyclists were killed when a Santa Clara County sheriff's patrol car crossed the double-yellow line on Stevens Canyon Road in Cupertino and hit a group of riders shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday.  The crash on a beautiful Sunday morning left the local cycling community and the sheriff's department shaken.  Coming around a corner, near a straight-away, the deputy accidentally crossed the center line and struck the group. He called for help and immediately began CPR on one of the fallen cyclists, Morrissey said.  Two cyclists, a 29-year-old San Francisco man and a 30-year-old Oakland woman, died. A 20-year-old man was seriously injured, CHP officer Todd Thibodeau said. The fourth rider was not hurt.