Teenage Cyclist Killed in Montgomery County

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A 16-year-old bicyclist hit by a vehicle Aug. 5 died Monday of injuries from the accident, Montgomery County police said.

Codi N. Alexander of Gaithersburg was cycling on a sidewalk parallel to Great Seneca Highway. Authorities said she was attempting to cross the on-ramp to Sam Eig Highway when she was struck shortly before 3 p.m. by a Honda CRV driven by Rodolfo Ayala Sibala, 66, of Germantown.

Alexander was not wearing a bike helmet and was not required to under Maryland law, which mandates them for children under the age of 16, said police spokeswoman Lucille Baur. <a href="http://www.thewashcycle.com/2009/08/teenage-cyclist-killed-in-montgomery-county.html">http://www.thewashcycle.com/2009/08/teenage-cyclist-killed-in-montgomery-county.html</a>;

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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Thanks for addressing this. Codi was a lifeguard at my community’s pool and was on her way home from working at the pool when she was struck. This story has hit our community pretty hard. -AL
Just to Clarify, because it is important, Codi was wearing a helmet. Washington Post issued a correction: Correction