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Champion cyclist Gwen Inglis, 46, killed after being struck by allegedly drunk driver while riding bike on West Alameda Parkway in Lakewood, Colorado

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Modified Date: 
Fri, 12/09/2022 - 6:27am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, May 16, 2021

Champion cyclist killed in crash, driver arrested on suspicion of DUI

LPD said Inglis was riding eastbound in the bike lane on West Alameda Parkway between South McIntyre Street and South Indiana Street about 10 a.m. when a driver heading east on Alameda drifted into the bike lane and hit her.

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Erffmeyer Inglis was well known in the Colorado cycling community and is remembered as a beautiful person, wife, friend and fierce competitor.

Driver who killed champion cyclist sentenced to 8 years

Ryan Montoya pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide - DUI in the May 2021 death of Gwen Inglis in Lakewood.

Colorado jury awards $353 million to husband of beloved cyclist killed by drunken driver

In the civil trial, the six-member jury on Tuesday awarded Inglis $100 million in non-economic damages, for pain and suffering; $3 million in economic damages, for the loss of Gwen’s income; and $250 million in punitive damages.

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Type: Bicycle Accident
Topics: 
Celebrity Accidents, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use
People Involved: 
Gwen Inglis
Ryan Scott Montoya
Roadway: 
West Alameda Parkway
City: 
Lakewood, CO
County: 
Jefferson County, CO
Area: 
Denver, CO

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