Name Not Yet Released
Name Not Yet Released
Age Unknown    Brooklyn, NY    July 19 2012
Comments: 0

Source: At 2:30 a.m. Thursday, a cyclist was killed while riding on Cypress Hills St. next to Salem Field Cemetery in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The victim lost control of his bike, hit the guard rail in the center median and fell into the road, where he was run over by a driver who also took off, sources said. The man, whose name was not immediately available, was taken to Wyckoff Hospital, where he died. Follow-Up Source: A cyclist died after crashing his bike in Cypress Hills early Thursday, authorities said. The cause and circumstances of the smashup, reported at Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street at 1:54 a.m., were unclear and under investigation, the NYPD said. "It looks like he fell off the bike," a source said. Police believe the man was traveling at a high rate of speed. He was transported to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center with severe head trauma, officials said. He died a short time later, police said. His age and identity have not been released.

Collision Data

Crash time: between midnight and 2:59 a.m.

Closest Intersection: Salem Field Cemetery

Land use: Urban

Road type: Urban Arterial

Where on the road the collision happened: Road

Collision type: Other

Driver Data

Vehicle type: Don't Know

At crash time driver was: Don't Know

Sources

Source: News Report
Type: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bicyclists-killed-separate-hit-and-run-incidents-brooklyn-queens-article-1.1117537

Source: News Report
Type: Blog
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://gothamist.com/2012/07/19/cyclist_killed_in_queens_hit_run.php

Source: News Report
Type: Blog
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120719/cypress-hills/cyclist-critically-injured-after-crash-brooklyn

Legal Status

Legal status:
Against:
Civil Suit filed?:
Settled?:
In favor of:
Type of Charge:

Comments:

If you would like to say something in memory of this cyclist, or if you have any additional information about the crash, please comment here. Comments are moderated, and will appear as soon as they are approved.


Remember my personal information Notify me of follow-up comments?

Please enter the correct number:

What is 0 + 1