Local Columbus cyclist Mr. Joseph A. Giampapa was riding north on Troy-Sidney Road near Piqua on Saturday morning and was hit from behind by a minivan just after 11 a.m.
Todd Tennant, a spokesperson from the Miami County Police Department has revealed that while charges on the driver Mr. Thomas G. Davisare yet to be filed, all of the available evidence will be given to a grand jury and that Mr. Giampapa was pronounced dead at the scene.
While alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the collision, friends of the deceased and event organizer Mr. David Roderick was quoted as saying:
“It wasn’t on a hill…. you could see riders for a very long distance.”
The investigation continues.
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