Source: Word is just crawling in, as an aside to another story, of yet another cyclist succumbing to fatal injuries last week. Seventy-four year old Orange County resident Lafayette “Lafe” Parkin fell while training for the California Coast Bicycle Classic near the UC Irvine Medical Center on August 31st, resulting in a severe head injury. His 32-year old son Josh took his father’s place on the tour, finishing the ride on Sunday; his father passed away on Wednesday while his son was filling in for him. This is the 56th cycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the 10th in Orange County. Parkin is the second rider to die in a solo fall in Orange County in 2012, and the 13th in the seven-county SoCal region.
Collision Data
Crash time: Unknown
Closest Intersection:
Land use: Urban
Road type: Urban Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Road
Collision type: Other
Driver Data
Vehicle type: No other vehicle involved
If truck: Unknown
At crash time driver was: other
At crash time cyclist was: Don't Know
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Blog
Pos/Neg: Positive
Link if Website: http://bikinginla.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/yet-another-orange-county-cycling-death-and-a-long-list-of-bike-links-for-your-midweek-reading/
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