Hayes, 38, had dismounted his bicycle and was standing in the roadway near the curb when he was struck on Nov. 14, 2024, according to NBC 5. He died at the scene of the crash from “blunt force trauma to the head,” according to an autopsy report seen by VT Digger.

A Vermont police sergeant is accused of having a YouTube video playing on a computer-mounted tablet in his cruiser when he fatally hit a cyclist.