From today’s Energy and Environment Reporter.
How is it possible that the driver of the SUV didn’t realize she had a bicycle wedged under her car after she hit and killed the cyclist? This is in Maryland, but I wonder if the police will be any more aggressive in handling this outrageous case than they have been here!
Sarah Abruzzese, E&E reporter
The Maryland Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate died early yesterday after being hit by an SUV while riding her bike Sunday.
Natasha Pettigrew was training for a triathlon early Sunday morning when she was hit by a Cadillac Escalade. The driver did not realize that she had hit the 30-year-old candidate until after returning home and finding Pettigrew’s bicycle wedged underneath the vehicle.
Pettigrew, a law student, said on her campaign website that she chose to run as a Green Party candidate because of the party’s 10 Key Values. The Marylander said she saw the state as “a large community of several million people and we can all make a difference together.”
Pettigrew described herself as an avid athlete. “During my free time I enjoy swimming, biking, and running,” she said on her website. “I was never happier than when I found out about triathlon, which puts all three sports together at once as a sporting event.”
Pettigrew was seeking the seat of four-term Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D), who is heavily favored for re-election.