Photo Source: newsobserver.com
Source: The head of the state's mental health division was killed Wednesday afternoon when his bicycle collided with a tractor-trailer. Police said that Steven Jordan, 49, was riding his bicycle on Louisburg Road near Perry Creek Road around 2:15 p.m. when he was struck by the tractor-trailer. Jordan was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services for the state Department of Health and Human Services. Jordan had been hired in July 2010 to help oversee the state's mental health system. Previously, he had been state director for ResCare, a private treatment provider to people with disabilities and youths with special needs. Clifton Paul Ellis, 28, was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision. He turned himself in to authorities Thursday.
Collision Data
Crash time: between noon and 2:59 p.m.
Closest Intersection: Perry Creek Rd
Land use: Urban
Road type: Urban Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Road
Collision type: Rear-end
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Large Trucks
If truck: Commercial Truck
At crash time driver was: Failure to Yield
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/07/04/2179566/bicyclist-killed-in-north-raleigh.html
Legal Status
Legal status: MisdemeanorAgainst: Against Driver
Civil Suit filed?:
Settled?:
In favor of:
Type of Charge: misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid collision
I did not see the accident, but saw Steven’s body on the side of the road, his bicycle in pieces. I was emotional because, last year I was struck by a car while cycling - that could have been my fate.
I had a feeling Steven was no longer with us, my passenger, a friend visiting for July 4th, was in tears. I could not stop my car because the police was on route, and we were on the south bound (headed to celebrate Downtown). Needless to say the mood for the day changed. All that i could do was to pray for his spirit, for his family & the person that hit him (because this person has taken a human life).
To the family & his friends my prayers are with you.