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Local NewsVigil For Bicyclists Killed In Hit and RunsBy Katie DeLong
KENOSHA – A vigil was held Tuesday night to remember all the victims recently killed in hit and run accidents in the area.
The vigil honored Nancy Sellars, Troy Kozbiel, Justin Hammons, Gordon Kleifield and Patricia Blundon, who were all killed by drivers while riding their bikes in southeast Wisconsin recently.
Friends, family and fellow cyclists lit candles at the Kenosha County Courthouse. On the steps, sat five bikes painted white. Organizers called them "ghost bikes." Each bore the name of one of the victims.
Organizers hoped the event would raise awareness of cyclists so drivers would pay more attention to them on the road.
"Just slow down. Give these people some rights if they’re on the bicycles," said Steven Blundon, husband of Patricia Blundon.
The vigil ended with a caravan to the scenes of the five fatal accidents. Jimi Sellars, whose wife Nancy Sellars was killed in the Town of Raymond, said the vigil was healing.
"At first it seemed a little eerie, but it actually proved to be a very nice, spiritual, healing thing for me," he said.
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