Kyle Forth
Posted by admin on 06/11/06 in Cyclist Incidents, Campaigns & Initiatives
Please read the story on this Canadian website: http://www.mokahousekills.com/
We should all strongly support Duane Forth in his families fight for justice. Please click the email link provided in the June update (or see below) and send a polite, powerful message to Len Kowalewich and Moka House.
Email: coffee@mokahouse.com
Subject: Kyle Forth
From ‘Moka House Kills” Update, June 8
“This site may not be available much longer. All surviving members of our family are being sued by Moka House Ltd. and Moka House Franchises Ltd. for libel. We will be fighting this because, as our lawyer said, “truth is the ultimate defense” . Maybe you could drop Moka House a line and let them know what you think about these bullying tactics.”
News articles
No peace for bereaved mom from verdict in cyclist death (Dec 15, 2005)
Driver convicted, but Ann Forth says, ‘All I ever wanted was for him to say he was sorry’. A moment’s inattention by a driver taking the scenic route home on a sunny summer day cost a 19-year-old man his life and caused his family anguish they can’t foresee ending. And even though Len Kowalewich was found guilty Wednesday of driving without due care and attention, fined $1,500 and prohibited from driving for six months, Ann Forth didn’t get the one thing she hoped for from the man whose driving killed her youngest son - an apology.
Thinking of Kyle (Aug 25 2004)
Sphere: Related ContentKyle Forth’s life ended 12 days before his 20th birthday. It was a hard way for a bicycle enthusiast to lose his son. Kyle Forth had been living in Langford for only a few months when he was killed while commuting by bicycle. His father, Duane Forth from the Comox Valley, says bicycling is a way of life for him. On July 6, about 4 p.m., Kyle was riding home along West Saanich Road, heading down the hill just before Wallace Drive, when a mini van turned left in front of him. A month and a half after the accident, Kyle’s father isn’t up to organizing a memorial or monument in Saanich where Kyle died. But he doesn’t want his son to be forgotten here.
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Claus | Jun 12, 2006 | Reply
The sheer callousness of what happened to Kyle should not astonish me.
Afterall here in South Australia we have been witness to the equally sheer callousness of one EUGENE MCGEE.
HOW HARD IS IT TO SAY SORRY!
genet | Jun 12, 2006 | Reply
To the people to put this site up I say, thank you! I have been riding since 1973. I have been sadly watching driver attitudes steadily get worse. Today everything is about me! me! I have also watched the deterioration in the general level of driver skills. I want to ride on the road and not have to be battling bizarre behaviour from a minority of selfish drivers who make it difficult for everyone. Thank you for the links on Australian road rules, I’ve been looking for a centralised page like that for years.
stay safe,
genet
brownie | Jun 13, 2006 | Reply
Sincere condolences for your loss, a loss compounded by frustration from the driver’s failure to simply say “I am so sorry this happened”.
Years ago my dopey cousin crossed the street from the back of a bus she just got off, and was hit (of course) by the poor motorist who could not have seen her at all. The poor man visited her in hospital constantly while she recovered.
Such a pity for you that your driver cannot understand the difference his regret could make.
Sharron Carpenter | Jun 23, 2006 | Reply
Hello: I am trying to locate Duane and Ann Forth who own land at Maple Hills, Nova Scotia. If this is the same people, first I must say how shocked and sorry I am to hear of their tragedy. I lost my niece 3 years ago due to “a moment of inattention” by another driver, so I have at least some understanding of the unending and unspeakable sadness they must feel. I send my sincere condolences and my wish for them to find peace.
If this is the people who bought land here a few years ago, they might be interested in contacting me. We live at Maple Hills andI am presently selling lots like theirs. The value of lots like theirs has at least doubled. I know this sounds crass in view of how I have approached them, but I have been unable to reach them any other way. If interested, please have them email me and we will talk. I am not a real estate agent.
Yours truly, Sharron Carpenter
Ann Forth | Jul 6, 2006 | Reply
Hi - thanks to all, and yes Sharron it is us - Duane has a few sites and if you google his name “Duane Forth” you should find his Komux Composite / Trailhead light sites - he has email links there - we would be interested in knowing the market - we have so many good memories of the lake - Kyle loved it - he sang and canoed at the same time and many could hear him - it was great as I could know he was o.k - out paddling around- somedays we just want to pick up and move to the lake - peacefulness - something I long for these days.
Blessings Ann Forth
Truth Monger | Oct 31, 2006 | Reply
You guys no nothing about this case and about the fact that the driver did try to say sorry and wanted to meet with the Forths. Look at the name they choose for their son’s memorial: mokahousekills.com.
Why the hell did they not devlop a nice memorial site about their son rather than accuse a company of murder.