POLK COUNTY, Iowa — 44 year-old Courtney Petersen, a paralyzed veteran from Ankeny, was killed Thursday morning when she was hit by a dump truck while cycling across a trail intersection.
Petersen was riding a hand cycle on the High Trestle Trail and was hit as she was crossing NW 44th St.
Following news of her death, several people are calling for change at that intersection. Petersen’s death and subsequent comments have drawn attention to local bike organizations, for whom the area is already infamous…