Originally Posted by
Hondo Gravel
they know there is an event. Divert the traffic. The Central and South Texans even know that. Very preventable tragedy.
They did... apparently she crossed over into the vehicle zone.
A safety zone had been set up for riders in the Ironman 70.3 Ohio race, and there was a reduced-speed zone for motorists, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement.
The statement says Oswald rode her bike out of the safety zone into the left-hand lane of the highway and was hit by the tractor-trailer. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Alcohol and drugs were not suspected to be a factor.