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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The daughter of a 56-year-old Jefferson City man who died in a dump truck crash while riding his bicycle on Monday is hoping to raise awareness about the need for safety improvements along Business Loop 70. Columbia Police identified the victim of Monday's crash as Roger Bone after he was hit by a dump truck while on a bike near the intersection of Business Loop 70 and Range Line Street. Police have yet to give details on how the crash occurred. A Columbia Police Department spokesman said no other details are being released. Bone's daughter, Alexis Hurst, said that she and Bone were estranged, but that she had many memories with him growing up and with his grandchildren. "He was a hard person to get along with, but he was still my dad, and we had a lot of great memories," Hurst said. "When I was a kid, he bought me Light Bright, I remember, and he let me just paint his toenails and fingernails. He used to tell me how much he loved me." Hurst said Bone was homeless at the time of the crash. "He worked so hard. He tried so hard. He was born in '69, and he was still working two jobs just in the last year," Hurst said. "Not to be able to hear him say, 'I love you,' it's unbearable." Hurst also voiced concern about the state of the Business Loop and its need for improvements following a recent audit of the area that found a need for crosswalks and improved signal timing for traffic lights. State traffic crash reports show 11 crashes at the Range Line/Business Loop 70 intersection since Jan. 1, 2020, including property damage and injuries. "They need to fix all of that, so people don't deal with this again, because it's heartbreaking that I see people posting that they didn't even know it was their own child [in the crash]," Hurst said. "I live in Fredricktown [Missouri] and there are traffic signals all out, traffic cones and road construction signs, even temporary." Carrie Gartner, director of The Loop beautification organization, said that the city is still collecting data and public opinion for Business Loop improvements, with a final report expected in late February or early March. Bone's family has set up a GoFundMe for funeral arrangements. This is an ongoing story.
