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DC Bicyclist Killed in Crash Just Hours After Tweeting About Dangers of Biking
The cyclist killed Friday night in a crash that involved five other cars had tweeted just hours before his death about the dangers of biking through a traffic circle in Northeast D.C.
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Cyclist Dies After Crash With Car in Westford
Authorities are investigating after a man riding his bike was struck by a car and killed Tuesday on Route 40 in Westford, Massachusetts.
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Cyclist Struck, Killed By Car on Route 40 in Westford: Police
Authorities are investigating after a man riding his bike was struck by a car and killed Tuesday on Route 40 in Westford, Massachusetts. The fatal crash occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Groton Road in the area of North Street, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and Westford police. A preliminary investigation suggests that the driver of a Cadillac…
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Police Arrest Suspect in Assault by Cyclist Over Racial Justice Flyers
Police arrested a Maryland man after a cyclist was caught on video Monday morning on a Maryland bike trail gripping a young woman’s arm as he ripped a racial justice flyer out of her hand. One of two other young people with her told News4’s Pat Collins the cyclist rammed him with his bike and pinned him to the ground. ...
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Cyclist Sought for Assault of People Posting Racial Injustice Flyers Along Maryland Trail
Police are looking for a cyclist who was caught on video gripping a young woman’s arm as he ripped a racial justice flyer out of her hand along a trail in Bethesda, Maryland. One of two other young people with her told News4 the man rammed him with his bike and pinned him to the ground. One victim, who...
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Cyclist Struck in Boston, Transported to Hospital: Police
A person is in the hospital after being hit by a car while riding a bike in Boston, police said. According to Boston police, the incident happened at 682 Columbia Road in Dorchester just before noon on Thursday.
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El Cajon Native, 7-Time NASCAR Champ Jimmie Johnson to Retire
The 44-year-old Johnson joins an exodus of popular drivers that began when Gordon retired after the 2015 season. Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Danica Patrick and Jamie McMurray are among those who followed Gordon out the door.
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Bicyclist Hit and Killed by SUV in Ipswich
A bicyclist is dead after being hit by an SUV Tuesday in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The cyclist, a 58-year-old Ipswich man, was hit at the intersection of Topsfield Road and Congress Street. Police responded around 6 p.m.
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Cyclist MedFlighted After Struck by Vehicle on Cape Cod
A cyclist was brought to a Boston-area hospital after he was struck by a vehicle in Wellfleet Saturday afternoon. Around 2:16, the Wellfleet Police Department responded to reports of a bicyclist struck by a motor vehicle near Route 6, police said.
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Cyclist Injured in Crash with Flatbed Truck
The overnight incident occurred along Brighton Avenue in Allston.
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Cyclist Injured in Collision with Tow Truck
A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a flatbed tow truck late Tuesday evening.
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With Every New Tragedy, Another ‘Strong' Campaign Follows
In Ohio, a heart-shaped mural with the phrase “Dayton Strong” hangs in front of the bar where a gunman killed nine people. In Texas, “El Paso Strong,” written in red, white and blue, adorns homemade banners after a shooter killed 22 at a Walmart.
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‘Terrible Tragedy': New Details Emerge in Deadly Somerville Hit-and-Run Crash
Court documents released Monday shed new light on a hit-and-run crash in Somerville, Massachusetts over the weekend that left a 52-year-old woman dead. According to the documents, Zewdu Abate Gedamu, 64, told police he exited his car to look for the victim — 52-year-old Somerville resident Cheryl Pauline Richards — after the crash Saturday night before leaving the scene.
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Victim and Suspect Identified in Fatal Somerville Hit-and-Run Crash
The victim and suspect in a fatal hit-and-run in Somerville have both been identified, Massachusetts State Police said Sunday. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Saturday and killed 52-year-old Cheryl Pauline Richards of Somerville. Police identified 64-year-old Zewdu Abate Gedamu, of Roxbury, as the driver of the vehicle that struck Richards. Gedamu was arrested Sunday after turning himself in.
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Police: Suspect in Somerville Hit-and-Run Turns Self In
A woman has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Somerville, state police confirm.
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Bicyclist Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Hit-and-Run on Cape
A bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries overnight after he was hit by a car that fled the scene on the Cape. The hit-and-run happened at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in Brewster, according to Boston Police Department Capt. Fuller. Officials said the crash happened on Millstone Road.
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Westwood Police Investigate Hit-and-Run Crash
Police in Westwood, Massachusetts, are looking for a driver they say hit a bicyclist and took off. The crash took place overnight between Thursday and Friday of last week. Authorities say the passenger side mirror of a black sedan was left at the scene after a cyclist was hit.
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Police: New Orleans Crash Driver Spoke of ‘Drinking Problem'
A driver suspected of killing two people and injuring seven others, most of them on bikes, as large crowds gathered in New Orleans for Mardi Gras told police after the deadly crash, “I have a drinking problem,” according to a police report. New Orleans police said Tashonty Toney, 32, was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and other charges...
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Officials Identify Cyclist Killed in Crash With Cement Truck
Sixty-nine-year-old Paula Sharaga, of Cambridge, was killed when she was struck by a cement truck in Boston on Friday afternoon.
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Bicyclist Struck and Killed by Cement Truck Identified
A female bicyclist was killed when she was struck by a cement truck in Boston on Friday afternoon. The accident was reported on Brookline Avenue at Park Drive around 1:45 p.m., according to Massachusetts State Police. Authorities say 69-year-old Paula Sharaga, of Cambridge, was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she was pronounced dead.