[dennisw]

Do not blame the black guy. He seems to have a good background. What it boils down to is who had the right of way here. I have seen nothing on this so far. He has not been arrested so my suspicion is that he had the right of way

“Cyclist Jason Marshall, 31, stayed on the scene after crashing into Tarlov and has not been charged. Police say Marshall, a saxophonist from East Harlem, was riding in a bike lane when he swerved to avoid colliding with a group of pedestrians and hit Tarlov.”

[Jane Long]

Here’s more on this story, here....

Marshall, 31, of East Harlem, doted on his top-of-the-line Jamis Eclipse racing cycle and kept precise records on the Web site Strava.com of his blazing rides through Central Park — in which he boasted of reaching speeds exceeding 35 mph.

http://nypost.com/2014/09/21/bloggers-trash-cyclist-in-central-park-collision-with-pedestrian/

[clintonh8r]

If I read the article correctly he was exceeding the bike lane speed limit, and therefore would have some culpability even if he was swerving to avoid pedestrians when he hit her.

[9YearLurker]

He was cycling in the wrong lane and speeding. Speed cycling with racing handle bars in Central Park is an idiotic thing to do and he’s probably guilty of manslaughter here.

[miss marmelstein]

Bull! This guy was noted for his high speed racing through Central Park - his facebook page testifies to that and several Daily News commenters know him as an out-of-control rider. Unless you’ve ever been at a disadvantage to the maniac cyclists in Manhattan, you simply don’t know what you’re talking about.

The fact that he stopped is credit to him - but that doesn’t excuse that he killed a woman.

[JimRed]

...was riding in a bike lane when he swerved to avoid colliding with a group of pedestrians and hit Tarlov.”

Failing to maintain control of one's vehicle...

[ncalburt]

the man is an assh@le and menace.

the idiot on the bike did did want to stop for a person in the pedestrian walk way.
He did not even brake for anyone but he tried to act slick and weave at out pf people walking with the light.

minutes earlier this idiot was seen flying thru central park at a dangerous speed.

he had brakes !

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

dennisw: “Cyclist Jason Marshall, 31, stayed on the scene after crashing into Tarlov and has not been charged. Police say Marshall, a saxophonist from East Harlem, was riding in a bike lane when he swerved to avoid colliding with a group of pedestrians and hit Tarlov.”

The statement needs to be ammended to " Egomaniac high-Speed Cyclist Jason Marshall.. "
And should include the fact that his bike has " no freaking brakes , a common safety feature ".
Marshall should be charged with vehicular involuntary homicide (true and accurate ).
Brakes are a safety feature for a reason .