Overview

• Dylan Taylor, a freshman football coach and paraeducator at Menlo-Atherton High School, was fatally struck by a garbage truck on May 7 while biking to work in Atherton, California.
• The collision occurred at approximately 7:40 a.m. when the truck turned right into a designated bike lane; Taylor was pronounced dead shortly after at a hospital.
• The truck driver remained at the scene and is fully cooperating with the ongoing police investigation, according to Atherton authorities.
• Taylor, a lifelong Menlo Park resident, was deeply involved in the community, coaching youth basketball, track and field, and football, and working in local schools for several years.
• The Menlo-Atherton community, including students, staff, and parents, has expressed deep grief over Taylor’s loss, with the school district offering counseling and support services.