A Norwegian man rollerblading from New York to Los Angeles was killed after being hit by an SUV near Salina, Kansas, officials said.

SALINE COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) — A Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade across the U.S. was killed in a hit-and-run in Kansas, officials said.

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 24-year-old Joachim Lanham.

Lanham was documenting his rollerblading journey across the U.S. on Instagram. According to a post from his family, he was hit by an SUV on day 22 of his journey from New York to Los Angeles

  • @chunes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14•8 hours ago

    Did this guy really get from NYC to Kansas in 22 days? Dude was haulin’ ass. That’s about 64mi/103km per day.

    When I was a teenager, I once rollerbladed 25 miles in a day and my feet were very unhappy about it. The constant, violent vibrations of the asphalt make it hard not to get blisters and stuff.