CLEVELAND - A young woman who came to Cleveland as a volunteer through AmeriCorps was killed Tuesday as she rode her bike to work.

Cleveland Police say 22-year-old Sylvia Bingham was riding in the curb lane of Prospect Avenue at East 21st Street. Police say a large truck turning onto East 21st hit Bingham, knocking her off of her bike and running over her.

Cleveland Police tracked down the driver of the truck, a 60-year-old Cleveland man, through witness statements. He was being held for questioning, but no charges had been filed.

Sylvia was working with the organization Hard Hatted Women. Her boss, Terri Burgess Sandu says she was impressed from the start with Sylvia who had just graduated from Yale before coming to Cleveland three weeks ago.

"Here's a young woman who had the world at her fingertips and chose to come to our community and help make a difference," Sandu said.

Bingham was working with women who wanted to enter the trades. She was in the process of helping to set up a mentoring program, and her volunteer work extended back to her years in high school.

Sandu says Bingham will be greatly missed.

"She had already done great things in the world and her future was amazing, her contribution was going to be huge. It's a loss for everybody," Sandu said.