Escondido Hit and Run

[Nigel Rodgers]

A local cyclist posted this about the recent Escondido hit and run

Local Cyclist posted this about the recent hit and run in Escondido 😔
Mary Hight-Diaz I AM A CYCLIST
I am a father, a mother, a daughter, son, friend, acquaintance or just a random stranger.... I am a cyclist...
I choose to live life...I choose to ride my bike...I want to enjoy the freedom that being on a bike gives you.
I ride to work... I ride for the social aspect...I ride to be healthy...I ride to compete...I ride to loose weight...I ride for fun...I ride to find peace...
When the rubber of my bike meets the road, I forget about the stresses in life, cell phones, emails, texts, fake lives all over social media, problems at home, politics, and daily stresses of life...
It's my quiet place... it's my sanctuary...when riding with my friends in that moment, those miles....we are all the same...speeds, abilities no longer matter...we are all there to do one thing, ride, be safe... get home...I want to ride tomorrow...I want to ride again and again...
Yet when I get on get on my bike, I know not what the road is going to bring me...the trip...the miles...the destination...the return...I need to get back safely to my family...they await me...they expect me to be there...I have a wife, a husband, children, friends...I have a family...I have a job...I follow the rules of the road...safety is paramount...always on the defense...looking, hearing for cars...are they on their cell phones? Are they distracted? Did they have a good day? Are they mad at someone or a situation? Are they texting? Have they been doing drugs? Are they sad? Will they see me? Am I bright enough? Do they see my lights? Am I visible?
I love to ride because it brings together so many people who have different goals...
Riding does so many things for some...whether it's a way out of depression, overcoming addictions, adversity, finding new friends, feeling the air in our face, setting new goals, seeing new places....it allows us the opportunity to get out of the daily rut and grinds of life....it makes us feel alive...
I tell you this because I can no longer ride...please...continue to ride for me...ride for my family... ride for my friends...ride for all of those cyclists that did not make it home today....continue to advocate for all of us who can no longer ride...please continue to ride...continue to carry me and all of the cyclists on your journeys...We are with you....we are just riding on a different road....I am a cyclist.-
/Mary Diaz

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/friends-mourn-bicyclist-killed-in-hit-and-run-crash?fbclid=IwAR1njm7enXKnQgZO93wAkXKivM43iURceprhCo-z-CzxPDWoVpHM-XKgIeE

[Paul Nevins]

Go fund me link to support the family.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/kevin-lentz-memorial-fund