When a crash results in the death of a cyclist, the tragedy doesn’t end there.
Such is the case of Jason Lohr. The 49-year-old bartender was riding northbound on Frankford Avenue, one of Philadelphia’s major thoroughfares, around 11:30 pm on 20 November. A driver traveling southbound made a left turn on East Hagert Street and collided with Jason, who died from his injuries last weekend.
The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation
Jason was, apparently, extremely popular not only with patrons where he worked, but also in the local music and arts scenes. Certainly, many people will miss him, but perhaps none more than his brother Dan. He is pleading with the city for more bike lanes—there is none on Frankford—and for cyclists to be “proactive.”
The Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia is urging anyone who knows, or has lost, someone who was involved in a crash to reach out to Families For Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia by emailing nicole@bicyclecoalition.org.
And Standard Tap has a GoFundMe page for Jason Lohr and his family.
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