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'Mechanical Malfunction' Sends CT Teen To Hospital After Crashing Bike Into Car 'Mechanical Malfunction' Sends CT Teen To Hospital After Crashing Bike Into Car
'Mechanical Malfunction' Sends CT Teen To Hospital After Crashing Bike Into Car A 15-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized after a crash involving a car in Connecticut earlier this week, police said. The teen was riding a bicycle along Church Street near Morse Street in Putnam around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, when it veered off the sidewalk and crashed into a 2020 Toyota Camry following a "mechanical malfunction," police said. Paramedics took the teen to Day Kimball Hospital for minor injuries, Putnam Police said.  Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information on it to contact Putnam investigators at 860-928-6565 or the…

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by Josh Lanier
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Electric Biker Hit By Drunk Driver In CT Still In Critical Condition, Police Say Electric Biker Hit By Drunk Driver In CT Still In Critical Condition, Police Say
Electric Biker Hit By Drunk Driver In CT Still In Critical Condition, Police Say A man who allegedly hit an electric bike rider on his way home from work at Walmart has been charged with alleged DWI and assault.  The incident occurred in New Haven County on Wednesday, July 17, on Cook Avenue in Meriden. According to Sgt. Stanley Zajac of the Meriden Police, the bicyclists were riding north in the northbound lane of Cook Avenue, which is marked as a shared bicycle lane. A 2017 Dodge RAM driven by Todd Wheeler, age unknown, of Meriden, was traveling north on Cook Avenue, struck the bicycle in the rear, throwing the victim into the roadway, Zajac said. Zaj…

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by Kathy Reakes