30-year-old Christopher Brewer of Southeast, DC was killed as the result of a car crash this evening at 5:30pm. There are few details at this time.
A turning vehicle pulled into the path of a bicyclist traveling south in the 3500 block of Wheeler Road, Southeast, causing the bicyclist to impact the side of the vehicle, police said. The bicyclist was transported to a local hospital where life-saving efforts failed, and he was pronounced dead.
This is not far from the DC-Maryland boundary, and not far from where David Haywood Williams was killed. The second driver who hit Williams was never found.
Also this evening, a pedicab was hit by a car and the driver of the car left the scene. Two people were hurt.
Very sad news. Has there been an increase in cyclist fatalities this year? It seems like it.
Posted by: Jeffb | November 14, 2015 at 12:45 AM
It's unfortunate that the Post refers to it as an accident, with no evidence or reasons to back that up (despite the fact that they say the driver turned into Brewer's path).
Posted by: asaf | November 16, 2015 at 09:26 AM
Very sad.
Until we know that Mr. Brewer's headlights were working, I would withhold judgment on whether "accident" is right term.
Posted by: JimT | November 16, 2015 at 10:10 AM
5:30 would be about 30 minutes after sunset, but an hour before the end of twilight.
Posted by: washcycle | November 16, 2015 at 10:22 AM
A gray area.
I doubt a cyclist could get convicted for not having a light, but I'm not sure a driver could get convicted for failing to notice a cyclist without a light at that hour.
If all the surrounding cars have their headlights on, it's hard to see a vehicle without a light at that hour. Most drivers turn their headlights on at sunset, if not before.
Posted by: JimT | November 16, 2015 at 11:02 AM
People riding bikes need to be more careful how they swervingbin the streets through cars while turning
Posted by: tee | November 18, 2015 at 10:27 PM
Thanks tee, I would say that in some cases that is true, but in most cases cyclists are appropriately careful. Same is true for drivers. We don't yet know what the cause of this crash was.
Posted by: washcycle | November 18, 2015 at 10:37 PM
This has devastated Chris Brewer's family!! His wife is six months pregnant and trying to come up with $1800 to finish paying for his burial! Chris was a good dude... A drummer for a quartet group that just got a record deal which meant solvency for him and his family!! This is awful !!!
Posted by: Charles | November 22, 2015 at 09:29 PM
Charles, do you know if there has been a charity for his family set up in his name that people can donate to?
Posted by: washcycle | November 22, 2015 at 10:51 PM
Chris was my best friend all the way from high school and he will truely be missed. He was always a good guy and always looked out for people. My prayers go out to his family and I am praying for you all and send my condolences to them also
Posted by: Danielle Ryals | December 21, 2015 at 01:59 AM