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Source: A 32-year-old Ridgecrest woman lost her life Thursday when a car collided with her bicycle on Jacks Ranch Road just north of West Drummond Avenue. According to a California Highway Patrol press release, Kellsey Twesme was riding her Trek bicycle south in the bicycle lane at an unknown speed when 87-year-old Juanita Finnessey’s 2002 Pontiac Bonneville allegedly drifted into the bike lane and struck the rear of Twesme’s bicycle, ejecting her. Finnessey was also traveling south at an unknown speed. Liberty Ambulance transported Twesme to the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital emergency room, where she died from her injuries. Finnessey was not injured. The Ridgecrest Police Department, Kern County Fire Department Engines 73 and 74, Police and Community Together and the Indian Wells Valley Community Emergency Response Team also responded to the accident.
Collision Data
Crash time: between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.
Closest Intersection: West Drummond Ave
Land use: Suburban
Road type: Collector
Where on the road the collision happened: Bike Facility
What type of bike facility: Bike Lane
Collision type: Rear-end
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Automobile
If truck: Unknown
At crash time driver was: Failure to Yield
Sources
Source: News ReportType: TV
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bicyclist-dies-after-being-struck-by-car-in-ridgecrest
Im so glad I can call this beautiful person my sister.Kells im so proud to be your brother ..Please watch over your nieces &nephews; and guide them in the path of life ..Kells (aunt kellsey )we love & will think of you everyday…RIP SIS
Heartbroken. Kellsey, you are an incredible woman and you are so missed already.
Zach: Your family is in my prayers.
Kellsey we love you and you will always live on in our hearts.
Love, Aunt Kris
Kellsey, you were such a beautiful person who lived your life to the fullest. You have become my inspiration to do so. I love you girl. This was not supposed to happen. I’m so sorry Zack. Rest in Peace.
Kellsey was an experienced competive bike rider out for a ride before leaving to enjoy an extended family weekend with her wonderful husband Joe’s family. She was riding on a long straight road, in the bike path, when an 87 year old driver let her car drift and then hit Kellsey from behind going full speed. How often have we heard “Oh, my parents shouldn’t still be driving but they just won’t let me take their keys away.” Well, perhaps this horrible tragedy will make some people rethink that statement. This wonderful girl would still have so much to share with this world had someone thought to take this women’s keys away. What an absolutely senseless tragedy that has caused devastation to so many. Kellsey was one of those people that truly touched the lives of all she met.
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