Woman died Tuesday in e-bike crash on 1st Ave S Bridge path: RIP Janine Cross

Map from a Washington State Patrol press memo (PDF).

The 51-year-old woman who died Tuesday after colliding with a gate on the 1st Avenue South Bridge has been identified as Janine Cross.

Our condolences to her friends and family.

Janine was riding a Letric XPLite northbound in the biking and walking path of the bridge shortly before noon when she struck the bridge gate," according to a Washington State Patrol press memo (PDF). It is not clear from the memo or from follow-up questions to WSP specifically which gate she struck. After the crash, she and her totaled bike came to a rest on the path. No other people were involved, according to the memo. She was transported to Harborview Medical Center where she died. The memo indicates she may have been intoxicated, though it does not indicate how this was determined.

The King County Medical Examiner lists her cause of death as blunt force head trauma." She was not wearing a helmet.

Please note that initial reports may contain wrong or incomplete information.

The Lectric XP Lite is marketed as a Class 2 e-bike with a max assisted speed of 20 mph. Unlike some higher-power devices that have been the subject of a lot of media attention lately, Class 2 e-bikes are allowed on shared-use paths like the one on the First Avenue South Bridge.