Commuting by Bike May Kill You

Startibune.com link in title
"An adult male bicyclist was killed early this morning near downtown Minneapolis when a truck driver turned into the cycling lane on Park Avenue, crushing the rider."

One thing about the opening paragraph that stikes me, "...a truck driver turned into the cycling lane on Park Avenue..." Was the truck driver turing left or right?

A quick search of Google Street View shows that when on Park Ave heading north (the only direction you can travel) shows that the bike lane in on the left side of the street. To the left you can turn onto Grant and to the right is E. 14th. This intersection is controlled by a light. If the driver of the truck did indeed turn into the bike lane I would guess he was making a left onto Grant. I would also guess he had a green light to do so (since you cant turn left on a red). So how does the biker get hit by the rear wheels of the trailer? Simple: the biker was not paying attention!

UPDATE: According to Channel 5 the truck was indeed turning left onto Grant. Also, investigators said the [truck] driver will not be issued a citation. He was hit by the rear wheels, which to me seems the biker caused his own death.