Motorist charged after collision with bicycle that killed Durham city budget director
A motorist has been charged in a collision that killed Durham City Budget Director John Allore as he was riding his bike Thursday morning in rural Orange County.
Allore was 59 years old.
The accident happened around 7 a.m. on Bradshaw Quarry Road near Orange Grove Road, west of Carrboro in southern Orange County.
Karen Denisse Maldonado, 26, of Efland was traveling west on Bradshaw Quarry Road in a 2020 Toyota passenger car when she struck Allore from behind, the N.C. Department of Public Safety said in a news release Friday morning.
Maldonado was arrested and charged with failure to reduce speed and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.
“We are saddened to share that our Budget Director, John Allore, was tragically killed in a biking accident yesterday in Orange Co.” the city of Durham tweeted Friday morning. “John was a dedicated public servant, a loving father of three daughters, & a loyal friend. Please keep his loved ones in your thoughts & prayers.”
Durham City Council members Leonardo Williams and Jillian Johnson also tweeted about Allore’s death.
At 2:15 p.m. Thursday, Williams tweeted “Pray For Durham.”
“Durham, my apologies for the sudden tweet earlier,” Williams said in a second tweet Thursday night. “I’d learned something tragic but could not share yet. However, I meant it. for our city and especially our staff. Today, we lost a superstar, Budget Dir. John Allore. On top of all else, these are turbulent times. to all.”
On Friday, Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils also tweeted:
“I’m saddened to learn of the death of John Allore yesterday,” he said. “John lived in Carrboro for the past 25 years. We connected years ago over our bike-bus commutes to Durham, where John was budget director for the city. Much love to John’s daughters and all his family and friends.”
Search for his sister’s killer
Allore is known for his years-long efforts to learn more about his sister Theresa’s murder in 1978 in Quebec.
He co-wrote the book “Wish You Were Here: A Murdered Girl, a Brother’s Quest and the Hunt for a Canadian Serial Killer,” which was published in May 2022.
His investigations into the cold case of his sister’s death are also part of a podcast called “Who Killed Theresa?”
According to his website, theresaallore.com, Allore moved to Chapel Hill in 2001 .
WATCH: Durham, North Carolina is known for its sprawling tobacco fields but the town also bears the unusual claim of being home to one of the best-known analysts of Quebec homicides – John Allore himself.
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Allore died the day before Global Television, a Canadian channel, is scheduled to air a “Crime Beat” episode, a true crime program about the case of Theresa Allore, The Montreal Gazzette reported Thursday.
It’s crazy to talk about John in the past tense. He worked for the city for 24 years, as long as I’ve lived in Durham. He was friendly, funny, kind, helpful, and so dedicated to making sure our budget reflected our values and our community needs. We are all going to miss him.
— Jillian Johnson (@JillianDURM) March 31, 2023
