



Joy Covey, 50, the former CFO of Amazon was killed when her bicycle was hit by a minivan owned by OnTrac, a shipping service used by Amazon, Apple and other online retailers.According to the New York Times , Covey joined Amazon.com when it was a newly hatched dot-com with big ideas. As its chief financial officer, she played an important role in turning those ideas into a reality. She helped take the company public and was a much-quoted advocate for Amazon’s plans to ignore Wall Street and invest for the future. That radical notion has been the foundation for Amazon’s growth into a $61 billion retailing and entertainment behemoth.The police said that a minivan apparently making deliveries for OnTrac, a shipping service used by Amazon, Apple and other online retailers, was turning into a side road when the accident occurred. The police said that neither drugs nor alcohol appeared to be a factor in the collision.“It appears the driver was making deliveries, but we’re still working on our investigation,” said Art Montiel, a California Highway Patrol spokesman.OnTrac, which is based in Phoenix, said the van was driven by a 22-year-old “contract driver.”“Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family affected by this tragic accident,” said Laura Peterson, OnTrac’s vice president of marketing.Mary Osako, an Amazon spokeswoman, said: “It’s a very sad day at Amazon. Joy was a wonderful human being and treasured colleague, and we will miss her very much.”Ms. Covey left Amazon in 2000, as the dot-com boom was ending. Survivors include a young son.