LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Authorities say a bicyclist has died after falling down a 30-foot embankment off a central Arkansas highway.
Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler says Jim Krause died Saturday morning on Highway 300 near Wye Mountain. A Pulaski County coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.
Wye Mountain is about 30 miles northwest of Little Rock.
Sadler says Krause was listed as a participant in the annual Big Dam Bridge 100, which drew nearly 3,500 cyclists this year.
The 54-year-old Fort Smith man was the president of the River Valley Cycling Club.
Sadler says witnesses heard a loud pop near Krause’s tire before he fell.
The event’s executive director, Fred Phillips, expressed his deepest condolences for Krause’s family and loved ones.
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