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SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Hit-Run Truck That Struck Bicyclist In Glen Rock SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Hit-Run Truck That Struck Bicyclist In Glen Rock
SEE Anything? Police Seek Hit-Run Truck That Struck Bicyclist In Glen Rock Glen Rock police were searching for a truck that struck a bicyclist and kept going Thursday afternoon. The victim flagged down a police officer after the truck's passenger-side mirror struck her on Harristown Road, near the intersection of Berkeley Place, and broke off just after 2 p.m., Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She described the truck as a black utility-type vehicle commonly used for construction or landscaping. It was last seen headed east on Harristown Road towards Ackerman Avenue, the chief said. The bicyclist wasn't seriously injured, Ackermann said. Anyone who may hav…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WATCH: Screaming Match Erupts At Vigil For Ridgewood's Devra Freelander Killed By Cement Truck WATCH: Screaming Match Erupts At Vigil For Ridgewood's Devra Freelander Killed By Cement Truck
Watch: Screaming Match Erupts At Vigil For Ridgewood's Devra Freelander Killed By Cement Truck A screaming match between upset bicyclists and passing truck drivers broke out at the vigil for an up-and-coming artist from Ridgewood, who was fatally struck by a cement truck while crossing a Brooklyn intersection on her bike. Mourners turned out Wednesday to the intersection where Devra Freelander, 28, was killed Monday by a United Transit Mix truck. The chaos ensued after a protestor began yelling at a pair of passing trucks with UTM logos that the incident was the driver's fault, Gothamist reports. The driver had the light, according to police. The protestor reportedly shouted to th…

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by Cecilia Levine