Bethlehem, PA
News
Hit-Run Badly Injures Bicyclist In Palmer Township: Police Hit-Run Badly Injures Bicyclist In Palmer Township: Police
Hit-Run Badly Injures Bicyclist In Palmer Township: Police A driver fled the scene of an accident that left a bicyclist with serious injuries, said Palmer police. The victim was struck on South Greenwood Avenue below Charlotte Avenue around 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, July 16, according to authorities. No vehicle description was given.  Anyone who witnessed the crash or any neighbors who might have captured it on video are asked to call Officer J. Rothrock at 610-253-5844 ext. 1708 or email [email protected].

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by Mac Bullock
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
DWI Driver In Deadly NJ Bicycle Crash Was Trying To Pass Car In Front Of Him, Police Papers Say DWI Driver In Deadly NJ Bicycle Crash Was Trying To Pass Car In Front Of Him, Police Papers Say
DWI Driver In Deadly NJ Bicycle Crash Was Trying To Pass Car In Front Of Him, Police Papers Say A 44-year-old hit-and-run driver had a toddler in the back of his car when he struck and killed a bicyclist in Salem County early this month, police said. Douglas W. Nutt, 62, of Upper Pittsgrove, died at the crash scene on Shirley Road after being struck by Deandra L. Brown Palmer, of Swedesboro, around 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, according to two affidavits of probable cause and New Jersey State Police. Palmer, who had a 3-year-old child in the back seat of his car during the Upper Pittsgrove crash, is accused of recklessly causing Nutt's death and eluding police, police papers say.…

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by Jon Craig
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Riding Bicycle Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Riding Bicycle Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley
13-Year-Old Riding Bicycle Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley Police are investigating a crash in which a boy was killed on a residential roadway in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 in Rockland County. That's when the bicyclist was struck by a vehicle in the village of Pomona at the intersection of High Mountain Road and Overlook Road. Upon arrival, units discovered the vehicle with the 13-year-old boy underneath the vehicle, said Chief John Gould Jr. of the town of Haverstraw Police Department. The operator of the vehicle remained on scene and called for Emergency Services.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
HIT-RUN: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say HIT-RUN: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say
Hit-run: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say A bicyclist was the victim of a hit-and-run on Tuesday, June 4, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said.  NLCRPD Officers were called to the scene of the hit-and-run at Woodcrest Avenue and Millport Road in the area of Rohrer's Quarry in Lititz sometime before 10:30 a.m., department officials detailed in the release. The vehicle that hit the bicyclist and fled is described as follows by the police: "a white SUV body type that continued towards the Quarry from Woodcrest, this vehicle should have passenger side damage specifically to the mirror." The bicyclist was taken in an…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Traffic
Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials
Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials East Lampeter police are searching for the driver who hit a bicyclist and fled the scene on May 8.  Authorities said an early 2000s model Dodge pickup truck or SUV hit the victim on the 100 block of East Main Street around 6 p.m. The crash knocked off the Dodge's passenger side mirror which was recovered from the scene, according to police.  The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital for treatment.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the East Lampeter Police Department on Crimewatch. 

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by Mac Bullock
Allentown, PA
Traffic
Car Sought For Hit-Run Of Allentown Bicyclist: Authorities Car Sought For Hit-Run Of Allentown Bicyclist: Authorities
Car Sought For Hit-Run Of Allentown Bicyclist: Authorities Allentown police are looking for the suspect vehicle in a hit-and-run on Sunday, April 14.  The pictured car struck a bicyclist around 11:30 p.m. at the corner of Tilghman and 11th streets, authorities said.  Investigators believe the car now has front-end damage.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Traffic Safety Unit at 610-437-7732. 

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by Mac Bullock
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Airlifted After Crash In South Jersey Bicyclist Airlifted After Crash In South Jersey
Bicyclist Airlifted After Crash In South Jersey A 78-year-old bicyclist from Salem County had to be airlifted after a collision with a car, authorities said. Troopers responded to the crash at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday, March 31 on Alloway Woodstown Road in Alloway Township, New Jersey State Police said. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Hyundai passenger vehicle and a bicyclist were traveling on Alloway Woodstown Road. In the area of Lakeview Drive, when the bicyclist entered the lane of travel while attempting to turn onto Lakeview Road and was struck by the Hyundai, State Police said. As a result of the crash, the bicyclist, of A…

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by Jon Craig
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Person Hospitalized After Being Struck By Vehicle At Intersection In New Rochelle Person Hospitalized After Being Struck By Vehicle At Intersection In New Rochelle
Person Hospitalized After Being Struck By Vehicle At Intersection In New Rochelle A bicyclist suffered a head injury after being hit by a vehicle in Westchester. The incident happened on Friday, March 8, when an adult male bicyclist was struck by a vehicle driven by a woman at the intersection of North Avenue and Huguenot Street, according to New Rochelle Police. After the crash, the driver of the vehicle that hit the man stayed at the scene and cooperated with police, according to authorities.  Responding officers found that the bicyclist was conscious but not talking, likely because of a language barrier. He was then taken to a hospital with a head inju…

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by Ben Crnic
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: AG's Office Reviews Death Of Cyclist Hit By Unmarked State Police SUV In Northwest NJ UPDATE: AG's Office Reviews Death Of Cyclist Hit By Unmarked State Police SUV In Northwest NJ
Update: AG's Office Reviews Death Of Cyclist Hit By Unmarked State Police SUV In Northwest NJ New Jersey authorities are conducting a mandatory review of a fatal crash involving a State Police trooper and a bicyclist in Warren County earlier this week. The bicycle was seen on its side on the road's shoulder behind the unmarked black Ford Explorer that hit it on Willow Grove Street (Route 604) outside the Hackettstown Senior Housing Development off Brook Hollow Drive an hour before sunrise on Monday, Feb. 5. The adult cyclist was rushed up the street to Hackettstown Medical Center shortly after 6 a.m., New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. He was pronounced dead at 7:17 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Seriously Hurt In Cambridge Car Crash: Police Bicyclist Seriously Hurt In Cambridge Car Crash: Police
Bicyclist Seriously Hurt In Cambridge Car Crash: Police A bicyclist was seriously injured in Cambridge on Tuesday, Nov. 7, following a crash with a car, authorities said.  The 57-year-old Watertown woman was riding an electric bicycle along Gerry's Landing Road around 6 p.m. when they crashed with a 2019 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, State Police said.  Paramedics rushed the woman to Beth Israel Hospital with serious injuries. The Volkswagon driver, a 75-year-old Somerville man, was not hurt.  Police have not released the either of their names.  Cambridge police are working with State Police crash experts to investiga…

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by Josh Lanier
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Hit By Deer Struck By Car In NJ Teen Bicyclist Hit By Deer Struck By Car In NJ
Teen Bicyclist Hit By Deer Struck By Car In NJ Oh deer! A 13-year-old bicyclist was struck by a deer that was struck by a car in a chaotic scene in Hackettstown on Tuesday, Oct. 10. At 7:03 p.m., police responded to the 600 block of Willow Grove Street to a report of a teen bicyclist struck by a deer, officers said.  Police determined the deer ran into the roadway and was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound, officers said. The deer then proceeded to hit the bicyclist, police said. The bicyclist suffered minor injuries and the bicycle was damaged, police said. The driver of the vehicle left the scene prior to police arriving,…

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by Sam Barron
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Critically Injured Bicyclist Airlifted After Crash Along Hudson River Critically Injured Bicyclist Airlifted After Crash Along Hudson River
Critically Injured Bicyclist Airlifted After Crash Along Hudson River A bicyclist who was critically injured along the Hudson River below the Palisades was airlifted to the hospital Sunday morning. Unofficial reports from the scene at the Alpine Boat Basin in Palisades Interstate Park are that the 30-year-old bicyclist suffered a punctured lung, among other injuries, in a crash around 10 a.m. Sept. 17. AirMed One brought the victim to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco