For Those that Follow Triathlons - 2-Time NCAA Champ Hannah Henry Killed by a Driver

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Hannah Henry, who won the 2017 and 2018 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships while helping the Arizona State Sun Devils take the team titles, was killed by a driver last Sunday while riding her bicycle in Phoenix.

According to news reports, the 26-year-old Canadian was riding in a designated bike lane when 46-year-old Eric Hodge ran her over in a van, drove onto the sidewalk, and then fled the scene. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of the collision, where Phoenix Fire Department pronounced Henry dead at the scene.

Video from the scene enabled police to identify the make and model of the van, and found it parked at a home. Police officers knocked on the door of the home, and the van’s registered owner answered the door, stating that his friend was driving the vehicle at the time. According to police reports, the registered owner asked Hodge to come outside to speak with police, but Hodge attempted to escape through the rear of the home. Officers quickly caught Hodge.

According to court documents, Hodge admitted to smoking fentanyl before he got in the van that morning. He told police that “when he smokes fentanyl, he passes out randomly and wakes up in different places.” Hodge also apparently recalled seeing “a girl on a 10-speed bicycle” shortly before the collision that took Henry’s life, but thought that he had hit a fire hydrant and not a person. He allegedly then proceeded to buy $100 of fentanyl before parking the van.

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