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CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Driver cooperating after fatally striking boy riding bike in central Minnesota, sheriff says
A driver in central Minnesota hit and killed a 10-year-old boy riding his bike Monday morning, authorities said. The fatal collision happened just before 8 a.m. in Becker, the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office said. The driver stayed at the scene at Brenda Boulevard and Edgewood Street to speak with investigators. The boy died at the scene. Neither the driver nor the boy has been publicly identified. Becker is about 50 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
Cyclist recovering after being hit by pickup truck in Burlington County, New Jersey: "I'm very grateful to be here"
A South Jersey cyclist is recovering after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Burlington County. "For getting hit by a truck, it's only some bruises here, a cut here, some road rash here and on my arms," said Patrick Allen, who considers himself lucky. Allen is on the mend after suffering a concussion and other minor injuries after being hit by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle. "I don't remember the incident, I remember waking up in the hospital... I didn't know what day it was," he said. It happened on July 18 around 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of Medford Lakes and Oak Shade roads in Tabernacle, near the Medford line. The 27-year-old says he was in the bike lane at the time, training for a 160-mile bike-a-thon for cancer research. He's riding in memory of his dad. "Me and my family, we do it every year. My father had cancer, and he passed last November. So this is the first year it's going to be in his memory," Allen said. Josh Duvall lives near the intersection and raced over to help Allen, who was bleeding on the ground. "It sounded like an actual car accident," said Duvall, who helped get Allen and his bike off the road. Duvall said the driver stopped for a moment and then took off. "It was very clearly that you hit a human being on a bike and sped away, like peeled out," he said. "You could hear the tires screeching... saw the back of the vehicle." New Jersey State Police are investigating the crash. Allen is now asking homeowners in the area to review their security cameras in the hopes of finding the driver responsible. Signs are marked, alerting drivers to share the road, and several roadside memorials remind Allen it could have been much worse. "I'm very grateful to be here, truck versus bike, it usually ends one way, but I was fortunate enough to walk away from it," Allen said. Allen is still healing, but he's determined to continue his training and complete the race in two weeks in memory of his dad. Anyone with information about the crash is urged to call the New Jersey State Police.
CBS News
18-07-2025
- CBS News
Family of man killed while riding bike near Miami Shores wants answers
The family of a man who was struck and killed while riding his bike near Miami Shores earlier this week is hoping the public can help in finding the driver responsible. Samuel Lee Singletary, 67, was pedaling along NW 7 Avenue on Tuesday night around 9 p.m. when he was struck by a car near NW 92 Street. The driver who hit him drove off without rendering aid or calling 911, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. They said the only vehicle description they have is that it was a dark four-door sedan. On Friday, members of Singletary's family and Miami-Dade deputies walked the street in the area where he was hit, handing out flyers and speaking with the people they met. Sheriff's investigators say they have surveillance video of the crash and are waiting to see if the driver will bring the car to any nearby body shops. The family, however, wants closure and urged the driver to turn themselves in. Singletary's sister, Dorothy Isler, said she got the devastating call hours after he died. "It was like one o 'clock on Wednesday morning. I was so hurt and shocked," she said Isler said she'll miss her brother's quiet demeanor and positive outlook on life. "That's my brother next to me," she said, pointing to a picture of her family. "There were six of us and that was the only brother that was left. My oldest brother." Isler hopes someone saw something, or knows something, about the deadly crash that can help lead to an arrest. Anyone with information is urged to come forward and contact the sheriff's office.
BBC News
17-07-2025
- BBC News
Pontypool boy faces months in wheelchair after alleged hit-and-run
A nine-year-old boy faces spending months in a wheelchair after a being hit by a car in a suspected hit-and-run while riding his bike. Theo Rees broke his leg in three places after being hit by a car in Pontypool, Torfaen. His mum, Jo Newman, 46, said he had been through a "horrible, horrible experience" and urged whoever was responsible to come forward. Gwent Police has appealed for witnesses and any footage of a car, believed to be a BMW, travelling where Theo was found. Theo went out for a bike ride at about 19:10 BST on 8 July near his home when he was hit. "We wait until that time so that the end of the day traffic has died down," said Ms Newman. "There is an air tag on his bike so I know where he is and a few minutes later I noticed he was still at the bottom of the road."The mum said she thought he was speaking to a friend and decided to go to see him. On her way she met a neighbour who said "you've got a boy haven't you, he's come off his bike near the line". "It was 30 seconds from my home," Ms Newman said. "The neighbour also told me there was a man in a silver BMW with Theo." By the time Ms Newman reached her son, who was lying on a grass verge, he was being looked after by neighbours including a teacher from a local teacher covered Theo's legs with a blanket and told his mum the boy had given way for a motorist to drive down the hill. Ms Newman said she thought whoever had driven into her son must have carried him and his bike to a nearby grass verge and taken his helmet off. "I think [they] must have been checking if Theo was alive," she said. The mum said she would "like to think" the motorist panicked and drove away as they were scared, but hoped they didn't have children and didn't "have to go through this". "I really don't know what I would say to this person," she added, before calling on the motorist to have a "conscience" and come forward. Ms Newman said the ambulance crew noticed Theo had a broken femur when they tried to roll him over on to a stretcher. "I have never heard screaming like that coming from a child, and then their whole demeanour changed."The medics took two hours to stabilise Theo before he was taken to Noah's Ark Children's hospital in Cardiff. The next morning he underwent a four-hour operation and now has plates in both his thighbone and shinbone. "This has been so traumatic for him," she said. "It's horrible, horrible and I wouldn't wish this on anyone."Theo cannot remember anything other than being hit by a car and waking up to be surrounded by people. Luckily, said his mother, he cannot remember the pain."He's a lot better now that he is home, but he misses his friends and his school. The school have been amazing as has the community. But he misses his football."Gwent Police has appealed for witnesses or anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from the Merchants Hill area of Wainfelin, near Pontypool, between 19:15 and 19:45 on 8 July to get in touch.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Yahoo
Police appeal over boy injured after fall from bike
Police are appealing for information after a boy was seriously injured after falling from his bike in Woodville in Derbyshire. Derbyshire Police said the nine-year-old struck a wall while riding along Burton Road at about 17:30 BST on Friday. The boy, who was accompanied by an adult, was taken to hospital where he remained on Saturday, the force said. Officers have appealed for dashcam footage to try to establish what happened. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Derbyshire Police
