Three cyclists died in hit-and-run crashes last week in [ADDRESS], marking the deadliest week yet in an already deadly year for bike riders. All three victims were on e-bikes and were struck while coming to or going from work. The first victim, [PERSON_NAME], 40, was hit by a BMW just before midnight Thursday on [ADDRESS] I in [ADDRESS]’s Flatlands neighborhood during a torrential downpour.

Two days earlier, Paulina Tec Choc, 29, was struck by a Ford pickup truck at the intersection of [ADDRESS] and [ADDRESS] in [ADDRESS] just before 6 a.m. On the same day, [PERSON_NAME], 51, was hit by a BMW while cycling on [ADDRESS] in [ADDRESS]. All three drivers fled the scenes. No arrests have been made.

Seventeen cyclists have been killed so far this year, compared with 10 at the same point last year. Advocacy groups are calling for safety improvements, organizing a protest in front of [ADDRESS] on Wednesday to demand a comprehensive safety plan.