Crashes Claim Lives of Two New York Cyclists
In a tragic two-day span last week, two cyclists were struck and killed by cars in separate crashes.
By
Ben Fried
10:19 AM EDT on July 14, 2008
In a tragic two-day span last week, two cyclists were struck and killed by cars in separate crashes.
Pedro Fernandez-Pacheco, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident, was hit by a livery cab as he passed a stop sign at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 54th Street in Sunset Park Thursday night. The driver was issued a summons for an improper license, but no charges were filed, according to an AP report.
On Friday night, Amelia Geocos, 24, was riding north on First Avenue when she was hit by a minivan traveling west on 49th Street. An NYPD spokesperson said this morning that “criminality is not suspected,” and the investigation is ongoing. No further details were available about either crash.
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.
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