GLENWOOD, IOWA – A Florida man died after a pickup truck driver ran him down as he rode his bike near the start of this year’s RAGBRAI ride.
Wayne L. Ezell, age 72 of Jacksonville, Florida, was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident near Glenwood, Iowa, the Iowa State Patrol reported. The accident took place about 6:39 AM on westbound U.S. Highway 34.
Ezell was riding a bicycle westbound Highway 34 when Robb Philippus, age 34 of Glenwood, drove his 2012 GMC K2500 pickup truck, also westbound at the same location. Philips struck Ezell as he rode his bicycle. He was thrown from the bike and came to rest on the north shoulder. Philippus pulled his truck to the side of the road.
Ironically, as this year’s RAGBRAI launched Sunday morning, riders honored the lives lost and affected by bicycle-related deaths in a mile of silence.
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