Cyclist hit and killed has been identified

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Jay Keddy will be forever remembered as a faithful family man who loved his job as a kindergarten teacher. Keddy was hit by a pickup truck and killed Wednesday night while riding his bike up the Claremont Access. Today, friends and fellow cyclists walked the same path Keddy took for the last time. “Just a good guy. An all around family man. Did a lot of volunteering and cared a lot about his family and his community.”

Jay Keddy was a father of three and a kindergarten teacher at Prince of Wales school and is well known throughout the teaching community. “He was involved with the teachers federation and the union, has run for the Ontario College of Teachers and was highly regarded and highly respected and well known.”

There is a painted white bike that marks the exact spot where Jay Keddy was killed Wednesday night in Hamilton. It’s called a ghost bike. It’s used all over the world as a symbol that a cyclist was killed.

A deacon and board member of West Highland Baptist Church, Jay Keddy was also in charge of an english teaching program. “Our church was looking at all the immigration that is coming over with all of the Syrian refugees and my first thought was when they said we are trying to sponsor a couple of families my first thought turned to Jay and thought there is someone that is going to get involved..”

As the cyclists march together to remember Jay, they have one common message. “Our goal is that Hamilton is a safe place to ride your bike. People shouldn’t die riding their bike.”

Witnesses and then emergency responders attempted to revive Jay Keddy but he died on scene. Police have seized a 2007 black Toyota Tundra pickup truck involved in the collision. Police say the truck left the scene of the collision. A 55-year man was taken into custody, but was later released. There are no charges at this time and police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward to identify the driver.