KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI – Police released the name of the bicyclist killed in a crash Wednesday morning.
David Conley, 61, of Kalamazoo, was killed in a crash around 5:54 a.m. May 12 on West KL Avenue, near Drake Road, in Oshtemo Township.
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Conley was bicycling east on KL Avenue when he was hit by a 23-year-old Concord woman driving a car, Michigan State Police said.
Conley died at the scene from his injuries, police said. He was not wearing a helmet, police said.
The driver of the car is fully cooperating with authorities, police said, and was not injured.
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Conley’s death comes partway through the 10th annual Kalamazoo Area Bike Week. The week is meant to, in part, raise awareness and promote the use of bicycles as a means of transportation, according to the event’s website.
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