If you ride in NC you probably heard of or met Bruce. He was also active in LAB on a national level:

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1604320.html

I had never met him that I recall, but I certainly knew the name when I heard the report on the news.

Here is some commentary from a few eye witnesses to the accident. Sounds like Bruce did make a all-too-human mistake:

http://www.cyclelicio.us/2009/07/bruce-rosar.html

This is such a loss to the cycling community. My heart goes out to his family and friends.