CFO at Rady Hospital Killed While Riding His Bicycle – His Death Was Preventable

Photo provided by Rady Children's Hospital
Photo provided by Rady Children’s Hospital

On Sunday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that a local rider was killed by a distracted driver:

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a car driven by a distracted driver in Torrey Highlands Sunday afternoon, San Diego police said.

The rider was identified Monday as Roger Gerard Roux, 64, the senior vice president and chief financial officer at Rady Children’s Hospital.

Roux was hit as he was bicycling along Camino del Sur near Torrey Meadows Drive at 3:24 p.m., police Officer Robert Heims said.

Roux, was riding along Camino del Sur, a road with a posted speed limit of 45 mph with a striped bike lane. Mr. Roux was a person who had a family, was a friend and a neighbor who also happened to work at an organization that is striving to do incredible things for children and his death was completely preventable.

Our hearts out to his family, and those of others who’ve suffered the same tragedy.