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Avon HS Athlete Trapped On Roof Of Car, Carried For 4 Miles After Hit-Run Crash: Cops
Police in Connecticut have arrested a man who they say struck a high school sophomore on his bicycle, carrying him on top of his car for four miles, before shoving him off into the roadway.
The boy, identified in a GoFundMe campaign as Avon High School soccer player Liam Shields, was left "fighting for his life," friends of his family said. The campaign, which had raised more than $48,000 as of press time said Liam was "fighting for his life."
Avon police were called to Arch Road and Security Drive in Avon around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, after someone reported finding a damag…
Chop Doctor Killed In Philly Crash Was 'A Shining Light,' Fund Says
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia colleagues say Barbara Friedes "represents the best in all of us."
Friedes, a 30-year-old chief pediatric resident at CHOP, died after her bicycle was struck by a Volkswagen on Spruce Street Wednesday evening, July 17, authorities said.
"This news is unimaginably devasting to all who know her — most importantly her devoted husband, Cole, and her loving family," colleagues wrote on GoFundMe.
"There are no words to express the collective grief we are all feeling."
The fundraiser, which has collected nearly $30,000 in less than 24 hours, will benefit…
Tips Sought In Deadly Virginia Bicycle Crash With Dodge Ram
Virginia State Police are seeking information in a fatal bicycle crash.
Matthew M. Settle, 66, of. Strasburg, was killed in the collision involving a 1999 Dodge Ram in Shenandoah County, authorities said.
It happened around 3:20 p.m. on the 2200 block on Junction Road Sunday, March 24, police said.
The driver of the Dodge, Noah, B. Clem, 19, of Strasburg, and an adult passenger were not injured in the crash. Both were wearing seatbelts.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Virginia State Trooper A. Ehrhard at 540-459-5141 or email questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
