Bellingham cyclist dies in crash on Old Fairhaven Parkway
A Bellingham bicyclist died Wednesday morning after he collided with a pickup truck near Fairhaven, police said.
Eric Michael Weight, a local attorney, was riding west in a bike lane on Old Fairhaven Parkway, and as he approached 30th Street the traffic light turned yellow around 8:45 a.m., according to the Bellingham Police Department. Other westbound traffic had stopped, and light was about to turn red, when the bicyclist entered the intersection, witnesses told police.
Weight, 51, collided with an eastbound 1998 Ford Ranger pickup that was turning left onto 30th Street. A passerby with medical training tried to revive the bicyclist, and an ambulance rushed Weight to St. Joseph hospital, said Bellingham Fire Department Assistant Chief Bill Hewett.
The pickup driver, 45, showed no signs of being impaired. Police will continue to investigate the crash, said Lt. Danette Beckley.
Weight, a defense and divorce attorney, began private practice in the early 1990s. For years he ran a law firm, Weight Law Offices, with his wife, Laura.
In the 2000s he served on Bellingham’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee, where he advocated for bicyclist safety.
Caleb Hutton: 360-715-2276, @bhamcaleb
This story was originally published March 22, 2017 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Bellingham cyclist dies in crash on Old Fairhaven Parkway."