Kirsten Shaye Tompkins Ghost Bike - Fairbanks, Alaska
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 64° 51.507 W 147° 40.559
6W E 467954 N 7192850
Ghost bike for a young teenage girl killed while crossing highway on bicycle trail in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WM9DP3
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member OpinioNate
Views: 9

Ghost bike for a fourteen year old girl who was struck by a pickup truck while crossing Steese Highway on a bicycle trail. The accident occurred on July 28, 2010 shortly after 2 in the afternoon.
Age of victim: 14

Name of the victim: Kirsten Shaye Tompkins

Date of the accident: 07/28/2010

Accident resulted in a fatality: yes

News Article Web Page: [Web Link]

Memorial Web Page: [Web Link]

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