Outside Magazine Article on Bob Breedlove

November 9th, 2006

Last May at the local Ride of Silence, I talked to Bob Breedlove’s daughter and she had said the family didn’t believe the official Colorado State report of how he was killed during RAAM in 2005. I didn’t write much about it out of respect for the family. She had told me they had hired a private investigator and that things didn’t make sense. The November issue of Outside magazine has an article about the accident. I don’t get Outside magazine and couldn’t find the article on their website when I heard about it several weeks ago. I had thought of buying one just to read the article but one of the guys at work gave his copy to me without me saying anything about it. Outside has now posted the article online.

I doubt we’ll ever find out the truth of what happened but there are certainly some things about the accident that are disturbing. The judge that sentenced the 15 year old that was driving without a license was never even told that the accident involved a fatality. This year in RAAM, I rode that section of highway just after daybreak. I was surprised at how much traffic there was so early in the morning. I certainly feel for the Breedlove family and my prayers are with them.

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Local Ride of Silence

May 18th, 2006

Last night I did the local Ride of Silence. There were a little over 30 people for it. I had actually hoped for more than that but this is the first year for Colorado Springs so maybe it will take time to grow. It was a bit hard to ride for an hour and keep the pace below 12 mph but it was good time to reflect about the cyclist killed and injured on the roads. One of Dr. Breedlove’s daughters was there and so was Alison Dunlap.

I chatted a little with Dr. Breedlove’s daughter which was interesting because the official story on his death in RAAM last year left me with a lot of questions. Without me asking she gave me more details. The family believes there is evidence that the official report wasn’t correct and that there is evidence that suggests he never crossed the center line as the driver claims. However, the State Patrol believes the 15 year old driver that was driving even though his learner’s permit was revoked because of an earlier hit and run.

Update: Outside magazine did an article on Dr. Breedlove’s death in the November 2006 issue. I have some of my thoughts on it plus a link to the article online.

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