A memorial sign for Patrick Bettens sits at the roundabout in downtown Penacook. Bettens, a correctional officer at the state prison in Concord, was killed in a bike-vehicle crash in September.
A memorial sign for Patrick Bettens sits at the roundabout in downtown Penacook. Bettens, a correctional officer at the state prison in Concord, was killed in a bike-vehicle crash in September. Credit: Caitlin Andrews

A group of New Hampshire Department of Corrections staff members is planning a 5K road race in memory of a corrections officer who was riding his bicycle when he was killed in a crash in September 2018.

The race in honor of Sgt. Patrick Bettens is scheduled for Oct. 26, on the NHTI campus in Concord. All proceeds will go toward a college fund for Bettens’s two children.

The 41-year-old Bettens, of Concord, was pedaling in the city when a car struck his rear tire, causing him to fall and be struck by the vehicle. He later died at a hospital.

The driver pleaded not guilty to four charges.