Ken Rosskopf was an accomplished attorney in metro Atlanta with a myriad of interests, but he had a special passion for bicycling law and safety.

An avid rider, Rosskopf represented hundreds of cyclists through the years who were injured on the roads. He was their advocate.

While returning home Thursday night from a group ride, Rosskopf became a crash victim himself when he was involved in a collision with a truck in Decatur. He died the next day surrounded by his family. He was 85.

Rosskopf was nearly home when the crash happened at the intersection of Clairemont Avenue and Ponce de Leon Place, according to his family and Decatur police. At first, his injuries didn’t seem that bad, his eldest son, Erik, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Rosskopf was alert and speaking with his

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