Daniel W. Hersh

Daniel was on his regular early Sunday morning ride when he was hit from behind and killed. He was a very experienced cyclist, and had been riding bikes since he was a teen. The driver of the SUV that hit him was not charged.

He had previously survived an '08 crash.

This article reads:

ON SUNDAY Daniel W. Hersh, 54, retired Navy SEAL and father of
two, was on his usual morning bike ride. He rose before dawn and pedaled
east on Shore Drive in Virginia Beach. A few minutes before 6 a.m. ,
and less than four miles from home, Dan's ride abruptly ended. He likely
never knew what hit him.

A Ford Explorer, also headed east on Shore Drive in the
morning twilight, struck Dan from behind at about 40 mph. Dan's helmet
was shattered, his skull crushed. Dan was declared dead three hours
later. The SUV had some body damage.

The driver who killed Dan said she didn't see him. The police
took the driver at her word. They declared alcohol and speed were not
factors, and they have thus far declined to press charges. According to a
police spokesman, "an investigation is still ongoing.

Sharing the road: A fitting tribute

According to this article

More than 100 bicyclists took to the streets Sunday to call attention to
bicycle road safety and to memorialize Hersh, 54, who was hit while on
one of his regular early Sunday morning rides.