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Sep 11, 2008 5:53 pm US/Central
Longtime Golf Club Cook Hit, Killed Biking To Work
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According to Minneapolis Police, the victim rode his bicycle to work almost every day around 4:15 a.m.
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A man who worked as a cook at the Minikahda Club for 45 years was struck and killed in a hit-and-run early Thursday morning while biking to work.
Jim Nisser, 65, of St. Louis Park was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Excelsior Boulevard at 32nd Street West at about 4:20 a.m.
Nisser suffered from cerebral palsy and didn't have a drivers license, so every morning he would ride his bike at 4:15 in the morning to report to work at the Minikahda Club.
Nisser's sister Carol Hays saw the 6 a.m. news that featured sketchy details of the accident. Even though the victim was not named, Hays said she knew it had to be her brother.
"The circumstances were just too close. I just knew that something was wrong," Hays said.
Police said Nisser was dragged before the driver took off. They also said Nisser was wearing a bike helmet at the time of the crash.
Authorities said they have no description of the suspect, but have determined the vehicle that hit the man was tan. Police said the vehicle should also have obvious front-end damage.
Jim Jennings, the general manager of Minikahda Club, said everyone there is in shock.
"Jimmy was the best," said Jennings. "He did a lot of the stuff that nobody else wanted to do. He cleaned up the areas, he handled the recycling, he made our croutons every day."
"He was just a man who took whatever he had to give and gave it to people," said Pastor Tim Rauk of Wooddale Lutheran Church, the church Nisser attended.
Rauk said Nisser always arrived for services an hour early to make coffee. The church shared photos of him volunteering at a fundraising event at the Twins Game, giving his time to the Salvation Army and helping cook at a church cookout.
Nisser's had this plea for the person responsible: "Please come forward and give us peace of mind."
Police said they will be sending paint chips found at the scene to an FBI lab and they expect the lab to be able to identify the make and model of the car. They are also asking anyone with information on the accident to contact police.
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