The woman killed on her bike by a truck driver at Sixth and Folsom Streets yesterday morning has been identified as 24-year-old Amelie Le Moullac, SF Weekly reported this morning. Le Moullac was run over by a truck driver making a right turn from Folsom on to Sixth at about 7:07 a.m., and although SFPD says it's still investigating the crash, officers have already said they have no plans to submit case to the district attorney to investigate the case for potential charges, according to KTVU.
Le Moullac, a graduate of Menlo High School in Atherton and the University of Southern California, worked as a client executive at Voce Communications, a public relations firm located on Third Street near Brannan. She may have been riding to work when she was killed.
In a blog post, Voce called Le Moullac "one of our beloved family members."
"We miss you dearly," the company said. "We will miss your smile, your humor, your wit and your friendship. You are irreplaceable and unforgettable."
Le Moullac is the third resident to be killed on a bike in San Francisco streets this year, and each victim was killed by a heavy truck driver, none of whom have been cited or charged. In February, 48-year-old Diana Sullivan was run over and killed while reportedly stopped at a red light at Third and King Streets.
"I've had a few close calls when it seemed like the driver didn't notice me in broad daylight," said Kristina Varshavskaya, 19, who bikes from her home in the Mission to her office on Townsend Street near Third. "I definitely worry about it in the back of my mind."
Varshavskaya said she tends to commute on streets with safer bike lanes and calmer traffic, like Townsend and Division Street, which has curbside bike lanes separated by plastic posts.
"Almost all SoMa streets, specifically Folsom, Mission, and Third, from my experience, are always really busy and cars can be pretty aggressive and indifferent to bikers," she said. The lingering plan for protected bike lanes on Folsom "seems like the safest possible solution."
Varshavskaya said she was also hit by a driver while walking near Second and Market Streets about two years ago, suffering a broken leg in four places. "I'm pretty alert while biking and definitely more cautious than most people I know."
