The
According to the report, the truck’s steering worked fine when the
The truck driver — identified as
Quintana-Lujan was later released after
Police eventually completed their investigation — saying the incident appeared to be an accident — and sent the case back to Mitchell’s office. On
It was unclear Wednesday if Quintana-Lujan, now 27, will be charged again by
Email messages sent to
A spokesperson for the Maricopa County Attorney’s office said it had nothing to add to the
Quintana-Lujan originally told police that he was headed to work with materials he picked up for a job and his truck was hauling a trailer when it crashed into the group of 20 bicyclists on the
Quintana-Lujan said he was driving in the left of two northbound lanes when his steering locked and he drifted into the vacant right lane, then into the adjacent bike lane where he heard “a sound similar to metal.”
Police said reconstruction of the collision determined that when the driver entered the bike lane, he also struck the concrete barrier that separates the roadway from a sidewalk — leaving black tire marks halfway up the wall and striking several cyclists.
The crash shook the area’s avid cyclists, who encourage other riders to travel in large groups for improved protection.
Last Sunday, some survivors of the crash joined other bicyclists for a commemorative ride in
“I think it will not be a start, but it will bring an end and bring an emotional closure,” said
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