Fairfield Woman Struck By Bicyclist in Central Park Dies

Fairfield’s Jill Tarlov, who was struck by a bicyclist in Central Park in New York last Thursday, has died. She was 59.

Tarlov’s husband, Mike Wittman, a senior vice president of finance at CBS, announced her passing in an emailed statement Monday morning. The couple has two college-aged children, son Matthew and daughter Anna.

The statement below is via CBS New York:

“My wife was beautiful in every way imaginable. Jill was the most amazing mother to Matthew and Anna, who taught them above all that kindness, compassion, and a spirit for life were the right morals to live by,” Wittman said in the statement. “Everyone who had ever met her was somehow made better by her company. Even though she has been taken from us far too soon, her spirit will live on forever. On behalf of our family, I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers and request privacy during the difficult times ahead.”

Tarlov was a former employee of 1010 WINS Radio.

Tarlov was reportedly in the crosswalk of an intersection when she was struck by cyclist Jason Marshall, 31, of East Harlem.

The New York Post reports that Marshall has not been charged or arrested, but he’s retained a lawyer.

Read more at the New York Post here.

(Photo: Jill Tarlov via LinkedIn)