Family of cyclist killed in St. Louis pleads for witnesses to come forward : News
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Days after Richard Beard was killed by a hit-and-run driver as he biked in St. Louis, several cyclists stood outside City Hall holding large cardboard signs that combined to read, “No more dead cyclists.” . . .
Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce and St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson, who also spoke, said authorities know what car hit Beard, but they can’t prove who was driving. Witnesses have refused to cooperate, and the car’s owner won’t talk either, they said.
The car that hit Beard was estimated to be traveling 65 to 75 mph in a 25-mph zone. Police are investigating whether the driver was racing another driver, Dotson said. The car had not been reported stolen.
“In my mind, this case is a homicide,” Joyce said. She called Beard’s death “particularly chilling” because Joyce’s husband is an avid cyclist.
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