An East St. Louis man lost his life on Thursday night, July 23rd, after a car struck his bicycle on a roadway in the Sauget area of Illinois. The Sauget Police Department revealed the victim’s name as Kiefer Childressa, 59, of 450 N. Sixth Street.
The police accident report showed that the man rode his bicycle on Falling Springs Road near Monsanto Avenue at about 11:15 p.m. The SPD Chief James Jones said that when officers arrived at the scene, they found Childressa unresponsive in the middle of the road and his bicycle damaged.
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Jones said that it appeared that the car that struck the man ran the bike over, leaving it mangled. The victim sustained severe wounds, and the St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. pronounced him dead at 12:15 p.m. Friday, July 24th. The investigators did not disclose the vehicle involved or the identity of the driver.
The police chief noted that the accident’s area was dark and poorly lit, which might complicate the investigation. The latter is ongoing, and there’s currently no additional information.
Auto-bicycle collisions are not very common, but like auto-motorcycle crashes, they usually end with severe or fatal injuries. Thus, the latter must protect themselves by keeping both hands on the handlebars, wearing a helmet, staying away from busy traffic lanes, and riding without headphones. Additionally, keep both feet on the pedal, and ride a single-file with the flow of traffic when in a group.
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