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Sally Meyerhoff: 5 Facts About the Running Champion Killed Tuesday

By Mary Phillips-SandyMar 9th 2011 – 1:04PM

Sally Meyerhoff, a 27-year-old marathon champion who was preparing for the 2012 Olympic trials, was killed Tuesday when a pickup truck hit her bike, the Arizona Republic reports. Meyerhoff was struck during a training ride in Maricopa, Ariz. around 1:30 p.m., apparently after failing to yield at an intersection. According...

Background on maricopa

Maricopa County ( ) is located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,817,117, the most populous in the state, which ranks fourth among the nation's counties and is greater than the population of 23 states.

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