The Ottawa Police Service today released this statement from the family of Nathan Anderson, the 32-year-old cyclist who died Sunday after being hit by a suspected drunk driver on Carling Ave:

The parents, sister and extended family of Nathan William Anderson, citizen of Ottawa and committed cyclist, would like to thank the people of Ottawa who worked so diligently to protect his life.
We thank the employees of the LCBO who acted so quickly to notify the police of the danger.  Our gratitude goes out to all the police officers and emergency services personnel who were so close and acted so quickly that they managed to get Nathan to the trauma unit with his heart still beating.  For days, the Ottawa Civic hospital staff devoted their skills and efforts to treating and watching over Nathan 24 hours a day, trying to save him.  We will never forget their devotion or their compassion toward their patient and this family.
In spite of losing him, we will remember Ottawa as the city Nathan preferred to live in and to get around by biking, walking and using public transit.  Please keep on doing whatever you can to keep the streets of Ottawa safe for its cyclists and pedestrians.
The family asks for continued privacy at this difficult time.