Police Identify Bethesda Woman Struck, Killed While Riding Bicycle

BETHESDA, MD — The Montgomery County Police Department has identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a truck on River Road in Bethesda last Thursday afternoon.

The cyclist, Sarah Joan Langenkamp, 42, of Bethesda, was riding in the bicycle lane on River Road around 4 p.m. when the driver of a red 2014 Volvo D13 flatbed truck turned right into the parking lot of 5244 River Rd. and struck Langenkamp, police said.

Montgomery County Fire Rescue responded, and Langenkamp was pronounced dead at the scene.

Langenkamp was a U.S. State Department employee, who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, ABC News reported.

"We can confirm the death of Foreign Service Officer Sarah J. Langenkamp," a State Department spokesperson told ABC News on Saturday. "The Department of State extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Ms. Langenkamp."

A preliminary investigation by Montgomery County Police detectives with the department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit said that both the driver of the flatbed truck and the bicyclist were traveling east on River Rd.

The driver of the truck, whose name has not been released, remained at the scene of the crash, police said.

Police said they are continuing to investigate the fatal crash. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact CRU detectives at 240-773-6620.