Well-Known Telluride Cyclist Dies After He's Hit By Truck
'Captain' Jack Carey Knocked 100 Feet On Lizard Head Pass
POSTED: 11:50 am MDT July 20, 2009
UPDATED: 6:41 pm MDT July 20, 2009
TELLURIDE, Colo. -- An avid cyclist from the Telluride area has been killed after straying into traffic while riding his bike. Authorities said 64-year-old John "Captain Jack" Albert Carey, of Ophir, Colo., died Friday while cycling with his wife near the top of Lizard Head Pass. Investigators said Carey cut in front of a truck while attempting a U-turn. San Miguel County Coroner Bob Dempsey said Carey died seconds after the accident, which threw him 100 feet.
The long-bearded cyclist was a fixture in Telluride for more than three decades, known for snagging the first ski chairs of the season. He was a former pro skier. He's the second person to die in a bicycle accident in a week in the Telluride area. Six days before, Rittner "Ritt" Lewis, 51, of Everson, Wash., lost control of his mountain bike on Telluride Trail and died of head injuries.Services for Carey will be held Saturday in the Telluride Town Park.Telluride Mountain Man - Jack Carey
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