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Police share details in fatal crash in Fond du Lac

Posted by Tom Held of the Journal Sentinel on Aug. 15, 2011

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A 62-year-old man died over the weekend after a cycling crash on a busy street in Fond du Lac.

The cyclist, Daniel Cady, crossed into the path of a Lincoln LS traveling eastbound on W. Johson St., according to Police Capt. Steve Klein. Cady was traveling southbound, from the entry to the Forest Mall toward the Forest Plaza and the McDonald's Restaurant.

There are no traffic signals at the crossing, but traffic exiting the mall is regulated by a stop sign, Klein said. No citations or charges are expected to be issued.

Cady was riding a Roadmaster bike, and not wearing a helmet.

He is the seventh cyclist killed this year in a collision with a motor vehicle in Wisconsin. All of the fatal crashes occurred since July 1.

62 Comments for "Police share details in fatal crash in Fond du Lac"

  1. Cue the uninformed posts, such as:

    It's ok, I saw a cyclist blow a stop sign 5 weeks ago.

    yellingatclouds Aug 15, 2011 10:33 AM

  2. This article was very informative, it sounds like the bicycle ran into the side of the car

    PrettyBird32 Aug 15, 2011 11:14 AM

  3. PrettyBird32 - I'm waiting for the accident report. At this point, I don't have any information on how the crash happened. If you have that information, please share it.

    T. Held Aug 15, 2011 11:19 AM

  4. Some bicyclists don't always obey traffic laws, so it's open season on all bicyclists. They're fair game.

    I'm kidding. I also am one of those cyclists who occasionally goes through red lights and stop signs. But I do it "defensively." If a car beats me to a four-way stop sign, I stop and yield to the car. I slow down and stop at red lights if there is traffic coming. In that situation, it is I who am responsible for my safety.

    The issue I have is that many non-bicycling car drivers just have an axe to grind with bicyclists. I don't know if it's because they are slow and the car drivers have to go around them, or if it's sheer envy at the fact that car drivers wish they had more motivation and physical strength to commute by bicycle. Or maybe they just hate the fact that we don't burn oil pollute the air with toxic, noxious emissions. Whatever it is, some car drivers just have it in for cyclists. It is actually kind of political. I'll bet many of these people who complain about cyclists probably vote Republican.

    KrazyCat Aug 15, 2011 11:25 AM

  5. I'm not a cop, so no I don't know where the police report is, I could make a few phone calls if you'd like, it should be almost done, being as how it's been 3 days, and I'm sure it's gonna blame the auto driver on his way home from work, it's gonna make no mention as to how the bicycle rider broke all sorts of traffic laws

    PrettyBird32 Aug 15, 2011 11:26 AM

  6. Some bicyclists don't always obey traffic laws, so it's open season on all bicyclists. They're fair game.

    I'm kidding. I also am one of those cyclists who occasionally goes through red lights and stop signs. But I do it "defensively." If a car beats me to a four-way stop sign, I stop and yield to the car. I slow down and stop at red lights if there is traffic coming. In that situation, it is I who am responsible for my safety.

    The issue I have is that many non-bicycling car drivers just have an axe to grind with bicyclists. I don't know if it's because they are slow and the car drivers have to go around them, or if it's sheer envy of car drivers that they're not getting exercise and staying in shape. Or maybe they just hate the fact that bicyclists don't burn oil pollute the air with toxic, noxious emissions. Whatever it is, some car drivers just have it in for cyclists. It is actually kind of political. I'll bet many of these people who complain about cyclists probably vote Republican.

    KrazyCat Aug 15, 2011 11:27 AM

  7. I'm not a cop, so no I don't know where the police report is, I could make a few phone calls if you'd like, it should be almost done, being as how it's been 3 days, and I'm sure it's gonna blame the auto driver on his way home from work, it's gonna make no mention as to how the bicycle rider broke all sorts of traffic laws
    --------------------------

    Yes, most police accident reports leave out pertinent details such as how the accident occurred.

    DrewH Aug 15, 2011 11:28 AM

  8. I was the next car inline behind the car the hit the man. I was third in line behind a truck, car that hit the man then us. Truck slows in the middle lane on johnson st as he must have seen Mr. Cady. We did not see him. Car second in line changes lanes to the curb lane to go around the slowing truck /suv at which time Mr. Cady was hit. He went over the hood and came off the roof onto the pavement in front of us. There was a nurse and and EMT in the line of cars behind us so they were there to take car of Mr. Cady until help arrived. I am not from FDL but looked like a pretty busy time to be crossing not in a crosswalk in that area. Not the drivers fault by any means as he was driving normal and under posted limits. I never did get to talk to the person in the truck /suv. It was a long drive to Minocqua that night explaining how things happened to my 6 year old.

    buckneged Aug 15, 2011 11:29 AM

  9. And most people on bicycle's leave out pertinent details, such as why they break traffic laws all the time, they should wonder why people in Auto's always hit them on Accident!

    PrettyBird32 Aug 15, 2011 11:33 AM

  10. PrettyBird32, I don't understand your hobby: getting really angry at cyclists
    in general and commenting on news stories when cyclists are injured or
    killed. It's like a sick fetish that I don't even want to understand.

    Buckneged, thanks for the update. I feel horrible for everyone involved, and
    even the witnesses like your son are affected.

    madcoca Aug 15, 2011 11:44 AM

  11. KrazyCat, the reason some people have an axe to grind with cyclists is that some cyclists live by a double standard. They (as you admit doing yourself) do not always follow the law but at the same time demand to be treated as equals on the roadway.

    I really doubt many motorists have an axe to grind because of the "sheer envy of car drivers that they're not getting exercise and staying in shape." Honestly that sounds more like your like your ego talking and you believe you are a better human being because you bike while they drive.

    And by the way, I'm a fairly regular recreational biker (not a "road warrior" or a commuter) and I do have a bit of understanding of riding a bike in traffic.

    TaxMan22 Aug 15, 2011 11:53 AM

  12. By Wisconsin State law, the car should have maintained a safe distance from the bicyclist. Passing on the right while driving under the speed limit does not excuse hitting and killing a bicyclist. When someone slows, common sense tells me there is a reason and I need to know that reason before I go pushing around and ahead of the slowing vehicle. Bicyclists get killed because motorists are oblivious to their driving environment!

    SerenaJ Aug 15, 2011 11:59 AM

  13. I read stories like this mostly because I'm a cyclist, but (like most) still
    drive thousands of miles per year.

    I always feel sorry for everyone involved.
    I try to learn from both cycling and driving mistakes, picturing myself in
    each person's shoes. As 'buckneged' suggests, even 3rd-party, innocent
    witnesses can be traumatized.

    But when it comes to these articles, I imagine getting in an accident. I
    could get in a car accident -- statistically more likely -- and nobody
    would care to read or comment on it (it wouldn't make the news). But if I
    were on my bike, while my wife and friends and family are dealing with it
    and I'm in the hospital, random internet posters start spouting off with
    generalizations about all cyclists.

    I just don't get it.

    madcoca Aug 15, 2011 12:09 PM

  14. @Tom Held - JS Staff

    "Initial news accounts provided limited information.."

    At 6 p.m. Friday, Cady was attempting to cross West Johnson Street. He was traveling south from Forest Mall toward McDonald’s when he collided with a vehicle driven by Robert Hooper, 30, of Fond du Lac, said Klein.
    Cady was ejected from the bicycle and went over the top of the vehicle, said Klein.

    Seems pretty succinct as to the cause and it is now 12:13pm or thereabouts. This was reported at 8:51am in Fond du Lac.

    derAmi Aug 15, 2011 12:14 PM

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