Phoenix police have identified the woman who was killed in a collision involving a bicycle and a motor vehicle at the intersection of Bethany Home Road and 35th Avenue. The Phoenix Police Department released her name as 60-year-old Jennifer Lam. The collision occurred on Thursday, July 2, at about 4 p.m., and emergency crews pronounced the bicyclist dead at the scene.
Police accounts indicate Lam was riding a bicycle westbound on the sidewalk along Bethany Home Road when she was struck by a vehicle that was leaving a business. Officers at the scene described the vehicle as exiting the property when the impact occurred; Lam sustained fatal injuries and did not survive.
Investigators and emergency personnel remained on site following the crash to document the scene and carry out their response. A photograph from the location shows first responders and investigators gathered around a pickup truck while police tape cordoned the area outside a nearby auto service. The presence of emergency crews and cordons illustrated the immediate city response as officers and investigators processed the scene.
Emergency personnel and investigators gather around a pickup truck with police tape up outside an auto service near Bethany Home Road and 35th Avenue after a fatal bicycle crash.
The collision location is listed in public mapping data as 3501 W Bethany Home Rd, in the vicinity of the Bethany Home Road and 35th Avenue intersection. Authorities secured the area while officers and traffic investigators conducted their preliminary work. Details released by the department confirmed the identity of the victim and the general circumstances of the crash; further specifics about the vehicle, including the status of the driver, were not detailed in initial public notices.
The Phoenix Police Department identified Lam publicly as it continued its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision. The department has continued on-scene work in the hours after the crash and has treated the location as an active investigation, with officers documenting evidence and the scene layout. No additional information about charges or contributing factors has been released in the initial notifications. The community and motorists in the area were urged to exercise caution as crews worked near the intersection.
Phoenix police later reported that the truck driver remained at the scene, was evaluated for impairment, and showed no signs of it, according to FOX 10 Phoenix. The department continues investigating the July 2 crash with no charges or further contributing factors released so far.
Statewide data from the Arizona Department of Transportation show there were 1,379 bicyclist-involved crashes in 2024, and ADOT reported that pedestrian and cyclist crashes reached a five-year high that year, a trend officials say underscores ongoing road-safety concerns for people walking and biking.