Photo Source: http://www.10tv.com
Source: Police released the identity Tuesday of the man struck and killed near Port Columbus International Airport. Police said that Thomas Leonard was riding a bicycle along North Hamilton Road, near Sawyer Road when a driver struck him around 5:15 a.m. Monday. The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene. Leonard, 46, was transported to Grant Medical Center where he later died. Investigators said that it was unknown if alcohol was a factor in the crash. Updated Source: A bicyclist who was struck near Port Columbus died yesterday. Thomas Leonard, 46, was riding his bicycle north on N. Hamilton Road near Sawyer Road at 5:15 a.m. when he was struck by a car from behind. The driver, Antonia Benavidez, 59, was also headed north on N. Hamilton Road. She stopped and waited at the crash scene. Leonard was taken to Grant Medical Center, where he died from his injuries at 8:08 a.m. His death was the 40th traffic fatality in Columbus this year.
Collision Data
Crash time: between 3 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.
Closest Intersection: Sawyer Rd
Land use: Suburban
Road type: Urban Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Road
Collision type: Rear-end
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Automobile
If truck: Unknown
At crash time driver was: Don't Know
Sources
Source: News ReportType: TV
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2012/08/28/columbus-bicyclist-struck-near-port-columbus-dies.html
Source: News Report
Type: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/28/bicyclist-dies-after-monday-crash.html
Legal Status
Legal status: No charges filedAgainst:
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