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Bicyclist, 26, dies after being hit in St. Paul

A 26-year-old bicyclist, identified as James Moo, died after he was struck by a driver in St. Paul, according to police and local reporting. The collision occurred on a city street, and Moo later succumbed to his injuries; authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash and have not yet announced any charges.

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Approximately 8 bicyclists are killed annually in Minnesota, which is one bicyclist killed every six weeks. ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike)) ([Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths](https://www.minnesotatzd.org/resources/bike))

Bicycle Safety β€” Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths

In St. Paul, from 2015-2019, Black residents comprised 20% of traffic fatalities while representing 16.1% of the population. ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf))

Crash Analysis and Evaluation Safe Streets for All β€” City of Saint Paul

In St. Paul, from 2015-2019, American Indian residents comprised 4.4% of traffic fatalities while representing 0.8% of the population. ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf)) ([City of Saint Paul](https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/FINAL_TSAP_04.30.24_AppendixA.pdf))

Crash Analysis and Evaluation Safe Streets for All β€” City of Saint Paul

Nationally, American Indian and Alaska Native people, who comprise 1% of the population, have a traffic fatality rate of 24.75 per 100,000, compared to 10.92 for White people. ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf))

Evaluating Disparities in Traffic Fatalities by Race, Ethnicity, and Income β€” Lindsey Research Services

Nationally, Black or African American people, who comprise 13% of the population, have a traffic fatality rate of 13.47 per 100,000, compared to 10.92 for White people. ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf)) ([Lindsey Research Services](https://lindseyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Evaluating-Disparities-in-Traffic-Fatalities-by-Race-Ethnicity-and-Income.pdf))

Evaluating Disparities in Traffic Fatalities by Race, Ethnicity, and Income β€” Lindsey Research Services

In Minnesota, bicyclists are at fault for about half of crashes involving bicyclists, while motorists are at fault for the other half. ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf)) ([Minnesota Department of Transportation](https://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/documents/safety-education/crash-facts-stats-bicycle.pdf))

BICYCLE CRASH FACTS β€” Minnesota Department of Transportation

πŸ“Œ Key Facts

  • Victim is a 26-year-old bicyclist named James Moo.
  • He was struck by a driver on a St. Paul street and later died of his injuries.
  • St. Paul police are investigating the fatal crash and have not immediately disclosed charging decisions.

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