Jeremy Barrett, 58, died of his injuries Saturday, said Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves.
Barrett, who spent parts of his life in Zimbabwe and Australia, was well-known in the cycling community for welcoming new riders and hosting bicyclists who were training in southern Arizona, friends said.
âHe was very selfless,â said Joey Iuliano, president of the Arizona Bicycle Racing Association. âI was told that while the paramedics were working on him, he was asking how his friends were and if they were OK.â
The accused driver, Shawn Michael Chock, 36, was indicted last week on nine counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of fleeing an accident and unlawful flight. He pleaded not guilty to the charges Monday in Navajo County Superior Court.
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Driver, 36, who deliberately plowed his pickup truck into cyclists injuring six during Arizona bike race is indicted on 11 charges including aggravated assault and fleeing an accident
Shawn Chock, 35, allegedly plowed his pickup truck into a group of bicyclists taking part in a race in Show Low, Arizona, on June 19
He was indicted earlier this week on nine counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and one count each of fleeing an accident and unlawful flight
He is scheduled for an arraignment on Monday in Navajo County Superior Court
Court records indicate Chock has a history of DUI arrests
In 2010, Chock pleaded guilty to felony aggravated DUI and shoplifting; he also pleaded no contest to aggravated assault
Arizona man accused of plowing truck into cyclists indicted
HOLBROOK, Ariz. (AP) An Arizona man accused of plowing his pickup truck into a group of bicyclists taking part in a weekend race has been indicted on aggravated assault and other charges. Authorities say Shawn Michael Chock was released from the hospital July 2, about two weeks after he fled the crash in Show Low and was shot by police. A grand jury in Navajo County Superior Court has since indicted him on nine counts of aggravated assault, and one count each of fleeing an accident and unlawful flight. His attorney declined to comment on the charges Friday when reached by The Associated Press.
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