Cyclist Becomes 4th Denver-area Bus-Crash Fatality

LAFAYETTE, Colo. – A cyclist hit by a bus in Lafayette on Wednesday has died, making him the fourth fatality in five days involving a Regional Transportation District bus.

Authorities in the city about 20 miles north of Denver said Marvin “Chip” Webb, 42, of Lafayette died Wednesday. Police say a bus collided with the cyclist as it pulled onto a road Tuesday night.

Webb, a cafe owner, died at Denver Health Medical Center Wednesday afternoon, the Boulder County coroner’s office said.

Scott Reed, RTD spokesman, said the driver, whose name wasn’t released, has worked for the agency for five years and has a clean driving record. Reed said footage from video cameras on the bus should help in the investigation.

A man who died after being struck by an RTD bus Monday in Aurora has been identified as Clinton Grider, 78. Police said witnesses told them the Aurora man was hit by the bus, but they don’t know how the accident happened.

In Denver, police say an RTD bus that ran a red light crashed into two vehicles Saturday, killing two people and injuring a dozen. The driver, Tideneykiyalesh Hawariyat, works for Veolia Transportation, a private contractor for RTD, a publicly funded agency.

The 30-year-old Hawariyat has been charged with a total of 13 misdemeanor counts of careless driving resulting in death and serious bodily injury.

Reed said RTD will conduct refresher training for all its bus drivers, including private contractors, starting next week.

“We’ve been sending periodic data messages to each bus reminding them that safety is their number one priority,” Reed said.