The cyclist who mowed down a Connecticut mom in Central Park last week broke his silence on Monday and claimed it was an “unavoidable accident” — just hours after her heartbroken family announced she passed away.
Jason Marshall said he’s “utterly devastated” over the Thursday’s bloody wreck that killed mom-of-two Jillian Tarlov, 58.
“I am deeply, deeply saddened about the accidental collision that I had with Ms. Jill Tarlov last week and her subsequent passing,” said Marshall, 31, in a statement released by his attorney. “Please know that this was an unavoidable accident.”
Witnesses said Marshall was speeding down West Drive and tried to swerve around Tarlov, rather than brake just moments before he careened into Tarlov on his $ 4,000 Jamis Eclipse bike.
Tarlov, who had been out shopping for a birthday gift for her daughter, had just stepped off the curb at a traffic light at West 63rd Street when she was struck.
Cops still haven’t determined who had the light or just how fast Marshall was going.
But he told cops he was traveling about 8 or 9 mph at the time of impact, sources said.
“I extend my deepest sympathies to Mr. Wittman and his entire family. Since the day of the accident, I and my family have been in constant prayer for her and her family. This is the deepest of pain. It is the deepest of tragedies,” Marshall said.
Doctors told police that Tarlov “looked like she was hit by a car,” sources said.
Marshall hasn’t been criminally charged and police are still investigating.
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