Blake Carlton

Posted in Crash on June 15, 2011 by cltvelo

June 15 Update.  Blake has died from his injuries.  Blake’s family and friends have my most sincere condolences.

June 15, 2011, 1pm.  Blake Carlton, 16, was involved in bicycle automobile collision while crossing Highway 74 in Monroe.  Blake was taken to CMC-Union and was then airlifted to CMC-Charlotte with life-threatening injuries.  With turn lanes, 74 is 6 lanes across.   The nearest intersection has no crosswalks or other pedestrian/cyclist facilites   The driver from Marshville, NC was not charged.

 


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Unnamed Cyclist Struck on Park Rd/Hillside Ave

Posted in Crash, Injury on June 12, 2011 by cltvelo

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.


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David Mckenzie, Get Well Soon

Posted in Crash, Injury on May 18, 2011 by cltvelo

April 26th, 2011 Cyclist David McKenzie was involved in a slow speed bicycle-bicycle crash while riding in a small group.  He received non-life threatening injuries.  The crash took place at the Radcliffe intersection of the Booty Loop.  I wish David a full and speedy recovery. Read more »

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Edward Carl Hedrick III, Find the Driver

Posted in Crash, Hit and Run - Help Find the Driver on May 17, 2011 by cltvelo

May 1, 2011. Edward Carl Hedrick III was killed by a hit-and-run driver. The crash occurred just before sunrise at 6am under the tree canopy of Poindexter Drive near Lawndale. Please help police find the driver and his silver or light-blue Tercel or Corolla – likely with minor damage to the front end and undercarriage. Carl was riding in a small group when he fell off his bike. The driver hit Carl as he lay in the road and fled the scene.

Carl's ghost bike

As usual for cases involving a fatality, no crash report was published by CMPD.

While the Observer claimed Carl was from Charlotte, word from his new friends is that Carl was a bike messenger visiting from Brooklyn, NY.

Carl's Ghost Bike

Poindexter is a neighborhood street with a 25 mph speed limit and speed bumps. The driver was heading north to South Blvd. Using Poindexter as a cut-through to South Blvd has good access to I-77 South via Remount Rd (only I-77 South.). I hope security cameras from the ATM or the Shell station provide clues.

Carl’s friends and family have my most sincere condolences, including his new friends present at the crash.


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Clover Cyclist Assaulted

Posted in Advocacy, Bicycle Crime, Hit and Run - Help Find the Driver on May 13, 2011 by cltvelo

A driver assaulted a cyclist after near-miss in Gastonia.   I would like to encourage every cyclist to report such incidents to the police.   And if you know the driver of black Chevrolet, turn him in.

This is directly from Nicole Smith in the Charlotte Observer.

CLOVER A Gastonia, N.C., man says a driver attacked him while he was riding a bike near Ridge and Love roads in Clover on Wednesday.

The 51-year-old bicyclist was riding north about 7 p.m. when someone in a black Chevy drove by extremely close, according to a York County Sheriff’s Office report. The man said he put his hands up to show dismay, which prompted the driver to slam on his brakes and get out.

The suspect began to yell and told the biker he was “tired of dealing with people like you,” and he had almost caused him to wreck, the report states.

The suspect then kicked the man in the thigh and tried to punch him, but missed. He then drove away.

Another rider who was nearby confirmed the attack, according to the report.

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/05/12/2291800/bicyclist-assaulted-by-angry-driver.html#ixzz1MGSZs99i

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Update- Hit and Run Driver Charged;6 Cyclists Hit; Cabarrus CO

Posted in Crash, Hit and Run - Help Find the Driver, Injury with tags , , , , , on May 13, 2011 by cltvelo

Update 5/13/2011

After several Cabarrus District Court continuances, a grand jury has finally indicted Daniel Burton Wilson II.  The case has been moved to Superior Court, but no date has been set.

Cabarrus CO.  Wednesday May 19, 2010.  A driver turned himself in and has been charged with six counts of felony hit and run after unlawfully leaving the scene of a multi-bike car collision .  The condition of the 6 cyclists hit has not been released, but the photos on WSOCTV are quite graphic.  Four were taken to a hospital.  Troopers said about 15 bicyclists were riding in a group on St. Stephens Church Rd.  when a gray Nissan Pathfinder ran into them.


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See the article and graphic photos here: http://www.wsoctv.com/news/23614455/detail.html

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Cyclist hit on Summers Walk Rd in Davidson

Posted in Crash, Injury on April 29, 2011 by cltvelo

From DavidsonNews.Net  Thomas Christy.  SATURDAY, APR. 23, 1:47 p.m., N.C. 73 at Summers Walk Boulevard – A Concord man driving a 2000 Honda ran into the rear of a bicyclist at approximately 45 mph, causing the cyclist to be thrown from his bicycle. The Honda driver was issued a citation for improper passing after stating that he did not see the cyclist in the road. Total damage to the Honda was estimated at $2,000, and $1,200 to the bicycle. The cyclist was transported to CMC-Main with non-life threatening injuries.


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