WASHINGTON — The bicyclist who fatally struck a woman as she was crossing the street in downtown D.C. has been cited for a traffic violation, and the police are working with the United States Attorney’s Office to determine whether they should bring criminal charges.
The D.C. police said Thursday that 27-year-old Zakkai Kauffman-Rogoff was issued a notice of infraction for disobeying a traffic device in the March 9 crash. Kiplinger magazine senior editor Jane Bennett Clark, 65, who .
Bennett Clark had been walking to the Metro Center station from her office on 13th Street, in Northwest near Franklin Square, when she was hit by Kauffman-Rogoff and fell to the ground.
He remained at the scene until authorities arrived.
Emergency personnel took Bennett Clark to a hospital, where she died from her injuries the next day.
Bennett Clark wrote about personal finance and retirement.
Kauffman-Rogoff’s lawyer that his client “denies culpability in this unfortunate event, and that he has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the investigation.â€
The police haven’t released a full report yet.
