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Bicyclist killed in collision with school bus

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LANCASTER – A 22-year-old woman riding a bicycle was killed Monday morning after she ran a stop sign and collided with a school bus in a Lancaster intersection, authorities said.

The fatal collision happened around 10:15 a.m. in the intersection of Sierra Highway and Avenue G, according to a California Highway Patrol report.

Alexandria Romero was riding a Marin 21 Speed Mountain Bike westbound on Avenue G, approaching a posted and visible stop sign at the Sierra Highway intersection, the CHP report states.

For unknown reasons, Romero failed to stop at the posted stop sign and entered the intersection directly into the path of an out-of-service Wilsona School District School Bus, which was traveling northbound on Sierra Highway at about 50 miles per hour, the report states.

The person driving the bus, 56-year-old Ricky Hendricks of Palmdale, applied the brakes but was unable to stop in time, the report states. The bicycle was struck by the right front of the school bus, CHP officials said.

Romero was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

Hendricks and the sole passenger on the school bus, 59-year-old Paul Hill of Bakersfield, were not injured in the collision.

UPDATED 9/13/2012: We are not accepting any more comments on this article.

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44 comments for "Bicyclist killed in collision with school bus"

  1. It’s a virtual impossibility for this to occur unless the bus driver purposely struck her. He probably just had a vendetta against bikers and finally got his chance out in the open, with no one around to witness it.

  2. I would like to give my condolences to the family. I know and work with Alexandria’s mother, and she did nothing but speak highly of all her children. Alexandria was very bright and happy and very excited about the way her young and promising life was turning out. My brother was in an accident very similar to this, and to see the nasty rude comments that were made was very hurtful. Regardless of what you ppl may think, or who’s fault you may think it is, it is not our place to judge and add more hurt and anguish to the family that is suffering. May God continue to bless the Garcia/ Romero home. Shame on all of you who had nothing but disgusting things to say….May God have mercy on you all.

    • Brother, I want to say how sorry i am for you loss. I know this angles parents for years and they are great people and love there kids!! They have been friends of my family for years!! Shame on all you peole who dont know WTF!! you are talking about.. Keep your mouth shut if you have nothing nice to say! Beacuse were we come from you will get youe ass beat for that!! How dare you.. I will pray for you and the only one you have to ansewer to is god!! Mind you business you have no idea who or what you are talking about…

  3. I can’t even believe the cruel comments I’m seeing, and I’m not even going to respond to any of them. Because the soul-less commenters don’t even deserve to be acknowledged. But, I do have just one question. How do you know my niece’s bicycle brakes didn’t go out on the bike when she went to stop??? I refuse to believe that she just carelessly failed to stop. I can’t believe this happened. She was so loved. She always melted my heart when she called me Auntie. I will never stop missing her!

  4. Really all the negative comments are unnecessary. I doubt you would be say such stupid things if it was your family. So why don’t you negative nay sayers show some compassion for our family!! If you have something negative to say I wish you would tell her parents, see how far you get….thank you to all the people who use common sense and for your kind words. RIP Lexi you will be missed.

  5. Why so many negative comments. A person has lost their life, family members and friends have lost a loved one. What happened to saying I’m sorry for your loss. There is no need to say that someone deserved to die because no one deserves to die. Put yourself in the family members shoes…Would you want to read nasty comments about someone you loves’ death?

    RIP Alex

    • @ Holly,
      Some where along the way, these people lost their humanity. What baffles me the most is that they actual feel justified in making these callous comments. They fight with family members who are grieving the loss of loved ones in the name of some cause. But I can’t figure out what the cause is. I have accepted that this is not for me to understand. I don’t have that kind of emptiness, apathy and hate in me, and I feel fortunate in that. I’ve resigned to leave these people to their “truths.” It’s hurting them way more than it could ever hurt any of us here.

    • JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE DECENY TO RECONGIZE THE LOSS TO OUR FAMILY. SHE WAS MY NEICE AND I LOVED HER WITH ALL MY HEART. SHE WAS AN ANGEL THAT LOVED LIFE AND LOVED THE OUT DOORS. SHE WAS RECENTLY ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED TO HER LONG TERM BOYFRIEND.MY BROTHER WENT FROM PALNNING HER WEDDING TO PLANNING HER FUNERAL. I PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING BUT NEGITIVE COMMENTS TO SAY AND I WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOU FACE TO FACE TO SHOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOUR STUPID INCENSITIVE COMMENTS.. LEXI YOU’LL WILL BE MISSED BY MANY… MAY YOU WALK HAND IN HAND WITH GOD….. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU DEARLY

  6. This is not to be rude or insulting, but a genuine question. Is there a possibility that this was intentional on the rider’s part?

      • Really? Her family couldn’t possibly in denial if it was indeed suicide? I’m glad you’re the expert on this. You must have a PhD in psychology with specialized experience studying suicidal mentality.

  7. @ Bob and Ingomar you seat there a think of rude, heartless and unnecessary comments to typed. But yet you should count your blessing for every breathe you breath. you should be mindful of the comment you make. you cant imagine the loss and hurt we feel and nor I wish it upon you.just think for one mintue,only 60 seconds what it would truely feel like to have lost a love one. Bereavement happen everyday and you nor your family or friend are an exception to that.

    • Sorry, no compassion for a stupid act. She not only missed the stop sign, but a huge yellow bus….DUH.

      • A asshole that hides behind a computer sceen because he has no balls to be a man a say what he feels to someones face.

      • Call it what you want, but have respect for the family. That was a rude comment, she’s my boyfriend cousin

      • You are a real jerk and cold hearted ignorant person. She was someone daughter, older sister, grandchild, aunt, cousin, finace and my niece. She was a wonderful, lovely, kindhearted, passionated and well manner person.

      • That’s was a stupid and ignorant comment, no respect !!! Not only is my family mourning a loss but to see someone write something do ignore makes
        Me cringe!!!

      • [Removed] you stupid prick grow the [removed] up death isnt an issue to just be a dick because it amuses you have respect for my family

    • This is a terrible thing for all concerned. Accidents happen, families suffer. It is a terrible thing also for the bus driver who has to live with this for the rest of his life. Condolences for families of the victim and the driver and passenger.

        • Being certified to drive a school bus and having a commercial drivers license are very close to the same thing. In relation to the matter of how to safely drive the bus, where it would be relevant to this unfortunate incident, a commercial drivers license is more than sufficient.
          Last time I checked any individual who drives a school bus must have a commercial drivers license including mechanics who work on the bus.

        • This is the ghetto attitude I am sick of in this valley.

          It is never the person who causes the problems fault. Just like in the truck vs Cadillac accident, people tried blaming the driver that had the right away and more experience.

          So now people are blaming the mechanic who had the right of way and most likely more experience than the bicyclist.

          I am sorry she died, but there is no need to blame the driver of the bus.

          • IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU QUESTIONING OR STATING WHO IS AT FAULT AS IF YOU SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT EVERTHING AND FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON THINGS. WHEN THE ONLY THING YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT IS HAVING A HEART OR A CONSCIENCE BEFORE YOU TYPE. I GUESS HAVING A HEART OR JUST THE SENSE TO LEARN WHEN TO SHUT THE [removed] UP WAS NOT TAUGHT TO YOU!!!!

          • You see, that is the thing about free speech, it allows us to discuss things like this openly.

            I am not yelling fire in a crowded theatre, I am discussing the conditions of accident that effect my valley.

            If you do not want to read what people have to say about what happens by where they live, than go stick your head in the sand. You obviously already did that during history and social science classes.

  9. Another stop sign ignored, another fatality. When will it end? Based on my experience some bicyclists think they’re exempt from stop signs.
    Result…one less bicyclist.

    • Tahnk you Ingomar for your oh so compassionate response to this news story. That “bicyclist” as you so lovingly refer to her as, has a family that loves her very much. She has parents, brother, sister, nephews, grandparents, her fiancé, and All the rest of her family that will miss her everyday of our lives!!
      I would love to meet you so there could be one less asshole in this world…..

      • Jackie, don’t get violent because someone is sick of red light runners, spend that energy trying to educate and save lives and remembering the life of your friend/family member.

        Being locked up in prison is no way to remember her memory.

        I am sorry she is dead, but this is why running stop signs no matter what is a bad idea, it is deadly. We are just lucky her death and misguidance did not kill more, though it is sad a life was lost so needlessly.

        • Asshole remarks are asshole remarks and there’s no need to post them. Some people just need to keep their F***ed up opinions to theirselves

          • Why the anger? I did not hit her, I did not cause her to go through a stop sign, and I was not a family member who could have helped her to avoid this.

            You guys sound like you have some internal problems to take care of, maybe it is guilt for not being a better person to her.

          • @Bob, You seem to take some perverse sense of pleasure in pointing out the fault of this deceased bicyclist. You did the same thing under the story about the 4 people killed in the crash the other day.

            Then when you receive backlash from loved ones and family members, you act like you can’t possible understand why they might be mad at you. If you think that you are somehow doing something positive here, then you are naive in your thinking.

            I mean, really, what is your purpose here? How could you possibly feel good about the comments you are making. Where is your soul?

            And please, don’t respond with your typical self-righteous blather about how much you want to avoid this from happening to someone else… blah, blah…

            There is a time and place for everything. And this, sir, is neither the time nor the place.

          • Letlow, you are probably the last one to be able to talk about anything regarding “self righteous” attitudes. Go ahead and be the “internet white knight,” but it does make you look like a fool as well.

            I know why I receive backlash, it’s because people can’t stand to hear the truth. They want ignorance.

            What I hate is when the idiotic mentality of people is allowed non-stop.

            Obviously some of these people believe violence is the best solution to everything, which is why the Antelope Valley has such a high crime rate.

          • Bob imagine this as your daughter, niece, wife, sister or mother. You would not be saying such ignorant things. Have some compassion. Those insensitive remarks do no good here

    • Hey you dumb *#@h that was my little cousin that I loved very much. Let me see you on the streets and I dare you to say some like to me, her Father or any one else in my family

        • you’re the one that’s ghetto. talking [removed] to mourning and hurting people under an article about someone who was killed in an accident. do you know what that word means-accident? who knows what my cousin was thinking, what she was going through, what was on her mind when she was riding.. not you. you’re [removed] tacky and obviously have no love in your life or your heart. kinda makes me feel sorry for you. but not really.

          • Police and investigators use the word “traffic collision” now because there is no such things as accidents. Usually someone is at fault, unfortunately a girl lost her life for the mistake.

      • Here we go with veiled threats and lame name calling. So many tough talkers, and non thinkers. Why don’t you folks take Bob’s advice and educate your loved ones and tend to your family business.

        Geez…one can’t give an opinion on this site without getting threats, and being called rude names.

      • So, abel, that was your little cousin, eh? Were you the one responsible for teaching her how to ride a bicycle properly, or teaching her the rules of the road, or that STOP meant ALTO?? Nice job, you’re a great cousin and teacher.

        • Stop being ignorant if that was your wife, daughter, niece, cousin or mother you would be just as mad as he is to these uncompassionate remarks