The sad irony of the ghost bike being run over is not lost on the people who are trying to find out who caused this tragic accident. HitANDRun cyclists
Courtesy of Eric Elliott
But since then, the ghost bike has gotten smashed into by a vehicle on two separate occasions, with the pole getting knocked over, too. "I’ve been there through the whole thing. I’m just trying to take some of the weight off the family by looking and searching and trying to keep this from getting swept under the rug. And I'm also interested in making this intersection a lot safer," Elliott says, noting that he plans to hit 34 days at the corner to mark Rocklin's 34 years of life."I’m just digging and digging and digging and digging until this is done.
Eric Elliott has been standing at the intersection of 38th and Sheridan to seek help in Rocklin's case.On this particular Thursday night, one man waiting at a red light near where Elliott is standing rolls down his window to mention that he lost his mother twelve years ago."I hope you find that fucker," the man says.
Right after the man who rolled down his window to speak with Elliott drives off, a truck turning right jumps over the curb, right near where Elliott is standing. Neither Elliott nor Morris were advocates for infrastructure and pedestrian safety before Rocklin was killed. But they're now feeling passionate about making the pedestrian experience safer in a city where there were"In order to make change and make these intersections safer, it’s going to take a whole community to bring a message to the city," Morris says.
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