Charlotte Velo

10/10/2011

On Monday October 10th at 1pm Representative Pricey Harrison (Dem) of the North Carolina General Assembly, was involved in a bicycle-automobile collision.  Harrison, of Greensboro,  was transported to REX with obvious injuries.  Harrison entered the crosswalk on her bicycle from the sidewalk and was hit by the vehicle.  The driver, Travis Bennett, 21, was charged with running the red light.   Bennett lives 12 miles from the crash.

Pricey Harrison is strong bicycling advocate.  I wish her a fast and full recovery and a swift return to bicycling advocacy. Read more »

July 19, 2011.  6:40pm.  Charlotte legendary bicyclist Mark Ortiz was involved in a bicycle-motorcycle crash up in Concord.  I wish Mark a full and speedy recovery. Here the details as submitted by Mark on CharlotteVelo:

I got hit by a motorcycle, Tuesday, July 19.  This happened at the intersection of Irish Potato Rd. and Old Concord-Salisbury Rd., about 6:40pm.
The motorcycle had right of way and I pulled out from the stop sign in front of him.  Entirely my fault, on the face of it — except I could not see the motorcyclist because he was close behind the left rear corner of a right-turning car approaching from the left.  I consequently was not cited.
I sustained no fractures, just a big bruise on my left thigh and a sprained right ankle.  The bike will need a new frame and some other bits.
The motorcyclist sustained no damages or injuries, and he stopped and rendered aid.  He was very nice about the whole thing.  He and his wife even went so far as to hunt me down by phone in my exam room at CMC ER to check up on me. Mark Ortiz

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August 16, 2011 9:30am.

Update: Bicyclist Robert Connors of Charlotte was involved in a bicycle-motorcycle crash in the intersection of S. Tryon St and W. 3rd St.   Connors was uninjured.  The motorcyclist, also from Charlotte, suffered obvious injuries.  Apparently, both riders ran the red light.  According to the report narrative, Connors entered the intersection on Tryon St. before his traffic signal turned green and the motorcyclist entered the intersection on 3rd St. after her signal turned red.  At the moment of impact, the motorcyclist speed was estimated at 25 mph; Connors was estimated at 2 mph.   It is rare that a motorist is injured from a crash with a bicycle.  I wish the motorcyclist a full and speedy recovery.     Read more »

June 16, 2011 8:30am.  A cyclist was stuck in the crosswalk of Randolf Rd at Billingsly Rd.  The cyclist was taken to CMC with obvious injuries.  According to witnesses, the driver was apparently was making a right turn when she collided with the cyclist in the crosswalk.  The driver was not charged with any infractions. Read more »

June 11, 2011. Meghan Cooke has reported in the Charlotte Observer that a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle Saturday about 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of Park Road and Hillside Avenue. The unnamed cyclist was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. It stormed later in the evening, but I believe the conditions were clear and dry at the time of the crash.
Police are investigating the collision; no police report was available at the time of this post. Thanks to @cltlocalvore for the tip.