Ghost Bike - Chance Toles - Oklahoma City, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 35° 30.881 W 097° 39.647
14S E 621439 N 3930946
This ghost bike is located near one of the busiest bike routes in the metropolitan area.
Waymark Code: WMMG22
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2014
Views: 15
On the north side of Lake Overholser, just east of the old Overholser Bridge, this ghost bike memorializes Chance Toles, a veteran cyclist who was killed nearing the end of a 100-mile charity bike ride. Apparently losing momentary control of his bike, he was struck by a motorist and died on August 10, 2013. These ghost bikes are a sad, sad sight along the roadways.
Links are shown below to the KOCO news story, and also to the Chance Toles Memorial Foundation websites.
Age of victim: 36
Name of the victim: Chance Toles
Date of the accident: 08/10/2013
Accident resulted in a fatality: yes
News Article Web Page: [Web Link]
Memorial Web Page: [Web Link]
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