Bicyclist Jerry Parks hit by a car, killed in W. Wichita

The Wichita Police Department is still looking into the fatal collision between a car and a bicycle that happened on Thursday evening.

The bicyclist who was struck and killed by another vehicle was named by police as Jerry Parks, 55, of Goddard.

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On Thursday at around 6:30 p.m., a car and a bicycle collided in the 6200 block of West Taft, according to the police. Parks was taken by EMS to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, where he later passed away.

According to a WPD press release dated before the collision, Parks rode his bicycle onto West Taft Street from a shrubbery line heading south.

According to investigators, a 32-year-old lady operating a Ford Mustang was unable to stop in time and struck Parks and his bicycle. According to the police, “Neither speed nor intoxication are believed to have contributed to the accident.”

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Police want anyone who saw the collision to contact WPD detectives at 316-350-3687 as the investigation proceeds.

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