White House Tech Adviser Killed by Car During Maryland Charity Bike Ride

A senior White House adviser was struck and killed by a car when he lost control of his bicycle while participating in a charity bike ride raising money to fight cancer.

Jacob Thomas Brewer, 34, was entering a sharp bend in Mt. Airy, Md., when the married father and senior policy adviser crossed into an oncoming car's lane late Saturday afternoon, Howard County police said.

Brewer, who has worked in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer since June and was expecting his second child, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the 2008 Honda Pilot was not injured, police said.