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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Krasnopoler Memorial Ride Rescheduled

Organizers of the bike ride remembering Nathan Krasnopoler, 20, who was killed while riding his bike on University Parkway will try again on Wednesday.

A ride to remember a Johns Hopkins University student who died from injuries sustained after he was struck by a car while riding his bike has been rescheduled. The second memorial ride for Nathan Krasnopoler, 20, will start at 7 p.m., Wednesday in front of the Broadview Apartments, 116 W. University Parkway, according to a spokeswoman for the event. Initially, the ride was set for Tuesday evening, but was postponed due to inclimate weather. The ride was set to correspond with the second anniversary of the crash that took Krasnopoler's life. Krasnopoler was first hit by a car while riding in the bike lane of west bound University Parkway near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus on Feb. 26, 2011. The car was driven by then 83-year-old Jeanette …

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Broadview Apartments, Cyclist Struck by Vehicle on University Parkway, 'The Baltimore Sun': 83-year-old Ticketed for Striking Cyclist, and 1 more ›

Monday, February 25, 2013

Ride Set To Remember Deceased Hopkins Cyclist

The family and friends of Nathan Krasnopoler will hold the ride in honor of the man who was killed after being run over on University Parkway.

Family and friends will mark the two-year anniversary of the incident that killed Johns Hopkins University student Nathan Krasnopoler with a memorial bike ride. The ride will start at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, at the scene of the crash that took his life in front of the Broadview Apartments, 116 W. University Parkway, according to a news release.     Nathan’s parents have launched an organization Americans for Older Driver Safety to lobby for laws requiring more rigorous standards for elderly drivers to retain their licenses. Krasnopoler, 20, was hit in February of 2011 when a then 83-year-old woman driving a car ran him over while he was riding his bike in a designated bike lane near Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Campus. He died of his…

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Family, Friends Remember Krasnopoler, Family of Deceased Hopkins Cyclist Speaks Out Against Bill, Hopkins Student Dies 6 Months After Bike Accident, and 2 more ›

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Adam Bednar

3:31 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Thank you. I'm in the process or writing a post about the event being rescheduled.   more ›

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