Bicyclist Struck by Car at Newton Intersection
The accident occurred at around 10 p.m.
Updated 2:43 p.m. with additional information from police.
According to Newton Police, the cyclist involved in last night's accident was a 57-year-old female. She was trasported to an area hospital.
Police do not have any additional information at this time.
According to an alert sent last night from the Incident Page Network, the cyclist was conscious at the scene.
Posted earlier:
A motor vehicle struck a female bicyclist at the intersection of Freeman Street and Lexington Street Wednesday around 10 p.m., trapping her under the car, according to Twitter reports.
Emergency responders pulled the woman out from under the car, who was reportedly conscious and alert according to Twitter reports from Stephen Walsh.
The victim's shoes lay next to the driver's side door as well as the bicycle, according to Patch Editor Ryan Grannan-Doll, who went to the scene.
Police shut down the road while an accident reconstruction team began investigating the incident, according to Grannan-Doll.
Stay tuned to Newton Patch for updates to this story.
jenny d
10:53 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Remember in terms of reporting that hearing things on Twitter, from sources unrelated to the Fire Department, and being at the scene are two completely different things. Maybe next time Ryan you could interview the Officer in Charge (OIC) or maybe the PIO (Public Information Officer)?
Ryan Grannan-Doll
11:24 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Hi Jenny,
I was at the scene and saw the officers investigating. However, often times officers don't want to speak from the scene because they have a PIO at the station to handle the media. The officers at the scene are busy doing their jobs and have to focus on that instead of the media.
Melanie Graham
11:37 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Hi Jenny -- Thanks for your comment. Due to the late hour, there was not a lot of information available from authorities. Ryan was good to jump up and cover what he could of the accident.
This morning, as we typically do with accidents like this, we placed a call into the PIO at Newton Police. When we receive more information from them, we plan to post an update.
Ryan Grannan-Doll
11:37 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Jenny,
Newton Patch is also seeking additional info today on this crash.
Nathan Phillips
3:16 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2012
Any further information available on this?