On June 11, 2008, a 46-year-old man was riding a bicycle in Alton, Illinois, when he was run over by a tractor-trailer truck. The bicyclist died at the scene of the truck accident.

Authorities said the truck driver claimed he didn’t see the bicyclist, and that motorists honked and waved down the truck after the truck accident. The truck driver does not appear to be at fault, according to authorities, and no citations have been issued.

Source: “Bicyclist hit, killed by semi rig in Alton,” WPSDTV.com, June 12, 2008.