Yearly Archives: 2015

Driver Charged

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The driver of the truck who hit and killed my friend, Glenda Taylor, has been charged with 2nd Degree Murder, along with various other charges.  

In Kansas, there is intentional and unintentional 2nd Degree Murder.  The article doesn’t state which he was charged with. 

From Stacey Lindsay , Walnut Creek, Kansas –

After completing the initial investigation of the circumstances surrounding the incident, Sheriff Dan Peak and investigating deputies presented the case to Crawford County Attorney Michael Gayoso for review.

On June 11, 2015 a warrant was issued through Crawford County District Court for the arrest of Todd Kidwell; the driver of the 2006 Ford truck that struck Glenda Taylor as she was cycling on K-146 Highway on June 7, 2015.
Kidwell surrendered himself to the court the afternoon of June 11. He was booked in at the Crawford County Jail on the following charges listed in the warrant:
Count 1- Murder in the Second Degree
Count 2- Reckless Driving
Count 3- Improper Passing of a Bicycle
Count 4- Driving Left in a No-Passing Zone
Kidwell’s bond was set at $75,000.

  

Solemn Friday

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Busy day here in Kansas.  Yesterday I drove back to Topeka, from Denver, and got back in time to do a hour and a half ride, just missing getting poured on by a June storm, which was nice.

Then I stayed up late last night trying to jot some notes down for the Memorial Service for Glenda.

This morning I’m supposed to meet up with a van full of juniors that are making their way out to US Road Nationals near Lake Tahoe, from the East, and want to ride for a couple hours.  If it’s raining, then I’m just going to stop by and say hi.  If not, I’m taking them to Dover and the edge of the Flint Hills.  I really hope the rain stay aways.

After that, the memorial for my friend, Glenda Taylor, this afternoon at 3 pm at Washburn University, and then later, a more intimate service.  I think Glenda would have enjoyed riding with the juniors too.

I’m going to try to make it down to Tulsa on Saturday to do the last two days of Tulsa Tough.  I saw that they had nearly 3000 entries for the weekend.  Pretty incredible.  Tim and the crew down there have done an amazing job over the years keeping that event super relevant.  ANd they do this by making it fun.   I think the fields for the Pro/1 NCC races and the 1/2 races are filled.  That is 250 PRO 1/2 riders.  Pretty cool.

I’m pretty under slept, once again.  I’m not sure why that is.  Seems to almost be the norm now. It used to be the exception.  Better try to get that under control before it controls me.

Okay, today is going to one of those days I didn’t plan for.  It will be nice meeting up with a bunch of enthusiastic young cyclists, but the afternoon and evening is going to be challenging.

This guy was riding down I-70 outside of Limon, CO. I saw another cyclist just staying on the shoulder. Weird, not sure it is legal there to ride bikes, but I might be wrong.

This guy was riding down I-70 outside of Limon, CO. I saw another cyclist just staying on the shoulder. Weird, not sure it is legal there to ride bikes, but I might be wrong.

Jack, Vincent's dog, wanted to go too. I love Jack.

Jack, Vincent’s dog, wanted to go too. I love Jack.

This was the temperature driving back and the AC in the van didn't work. Just another thing to fix. It worked on the way to Colorado, not sure what the deal is now. I sweated through lots of clothing.

This was the temperature driving back and the AC in the van didn’t work. Just another thing to fix. It worked on the way to Colorado, not sure what the deal is now. I sweated through lots of clothing.

Trudi trying to watch the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup a couple nights ago, on an iPad. Pascal, Vincent and Lisa's kid, was "helping" her watch.

Trudi trying to watch the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup a couple nights ago, on an iPad. Pascal, Vincent and Lisa’s kid, was “helping” her watch.