Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Bicyclist struck by ice cream truck - Updated 5/27/11
For the second year in a row a Fairfax bicyclist was involved in a collision with a motorist on Bike to Work Day. Last year Abdul Chadli was killed when a motorist lost control of his vehicle and struck and killed Abdul as he was crossing Forum Dr at Lee Hwy/Rt 29. This year a cyclist was riding on the sidewalk along Main St in Fairfax City when the driver of an ice cream truck turned onto Main St and struck the cyclist and dragged him for a short distance.The cyclist was riding down the sidewalk westbound on Main Street when he was hit by an ice cream truck attempting to turn out of the Fairfax Square Apartment complex shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday. The truck ran him over and dragged him for a brief time.
His injuries were non-life threatening, said Sgt. Daniel Grimm of the Fairfax City Police Department.
Impha Gassama, 52, from New Carrollton, Md. was charged with failing to yield the right of way from a private drive.
See the Fairfax City Patch article along with the FABB comment on the crash.His injuries were non-life threatening, said Sgt. Daniel Grimm of the Fairfax City Police Department.
Impha Gassama, 52, from New Carrollton, Md. was charged with failing to yield the right of way from a private drive.
Update: Fairfax Times article on the crash, Burke cyclist run over by ice cream truck
Labels: bike crash, bike to work day, city of fairfax
Comments:
My thoughts and prayers go out to this young man and his family. I live directly across from where this happened and I must say that area of Main Street is really unsafe for anyone. People routinely speed, even though the posted speed limit is 25 mph as one nears the city center. Cars jut out into the path of walkers and bikers, and fail to yield at the busy and poorly designed shopping center across from Carlos O'Kellys. We need to make our roads and public spaces safer for everybody around here so that something like this never happens again.
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