Last Saturday, 24-year-old Gaige Sippy was driving southbound on US 87 in the right lane. Amarillo resident Cynthia Whitney was riding her bike in the right lane of US 87 south of Canyon. She was riding with a group, three abreast, from Canyon to Happy.  Mr. Sippy said that he became distracted when he reached down to pick up a cell phone he had dropped.  After looking back up, he said that he was unable to avoid the collision.  Ms. Whitney was struck from behind and thrown to the shoulder.  She did not survive the crash. Ms. Whitney was a long-time cycling advocate.

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