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DC cyclist cited in crash that left woman dead

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.”

The police haven’t released a full report yet.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for Ƶapp.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining Ƶapp, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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