Saturday, January 17, 2015

FEMALE PRESCOTT, AZ BICYCLIST DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY TRUCK



FEMALE PRESCOTT, AZ BICYCLIST DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY TRUCK







January 17, 2015




PRESCOTT, ARIZONA — Police in Prescott say a college student riding her bike has died after being hit by a pickup truck.




Police spokeswoman Lt. Amy Bonney says 23-year-old Amber Harrington was traveling southbound on White Spar Road on Friday when the truck allegedly struck her from behind just before 5 p.m.




Bonney says Harrington was taken to Yavapai Regional Medical Center but died as a result of her injuries.




Harrington, who was from California, was a student at Prescott College.




Bonney did not release the identity of the 36-year-old driver, who is from Prescott.




Investigators are still trying to determine potential contributing factors in the crash