Source: A 10-year-old girl died Saturday after a collision with a car near her home in rural Roanoke, said Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman. About 3:18 p.m., Tara Fuller was riding her bicycle and did a U-turn in the middle of County Highway 13 near County Road 1100 North, Ruestman said. She was struck by a car driven by Jon Moffitt, 69, of Bloomington. Tara was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. at the scene. No tickets were issued and the accident remains under investigation by the Woodford County coroner’s office and the Woodford County Sheriff’s Department.
Collision Data
Crash time: between 3 p.m. and 5:59 p.m.
Closest Intersection: Co Rd 500 N
Land use: Rural
Road type: Rural Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Road
Collision type: Cyclist side/Car front end hit
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Automobile
If truck: Unknown
At crash time driver was: Don't Know
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Blog
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/coroner-roanoke-girl-did-u-turn-on-bike-before-fatal/article_8851b892-00e7-11e2-a3cc-0019bb2963f4.html
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