Bicyclist, 48, Struck In Franklin Lakes Intersection Dies

UPDATE: A 48-year-old bicyclist from Wyckoff died following a collision with an SUV in Franklin Lakes, authorities said.

The victim was struck at the intersection of Briarwoods Road at Bayberry Lane by a 2020 Acura RDX shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Franklin Lakes police said.
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Jerry DeMarco

08/07/2023 11:11 a.m.

The victim's bicycle and the 2020 Acura RDX driven by a 35-year-old borough woman collided at the intersection of Briarwoods Road at Bayberry Lane shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said.

The driver herself rendered CPR and first aid until police arrived moments later, witnesses said.

The bicyclist was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, where he was later pronounced dead, said McCombs, the police captain said.

Any possible charges or summonses would be determined following what McCombs said is currently an ongoing investigation.

Responding with borough officers were members of the Franklin Lakes Ambulance Corps, paramedics from the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident Investigations Unit and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence.

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