Bicyclist Struck by a Car

August 24, 2011
UAT20110800686

Operators:
Ruth H. Freedman, 83
1000 block of Chatham Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011

Juvenile Male, 9
1st block of Manor Drive
Mechanicsburg PA 17055

On August 23, 2011 Upper Allen Police were dispatched to the 1st block of Hellam Drive for motor vehicle accident involving a bicyclist. Freedman was traveling on Hellam Drive when the juvenile entered the road from a driveway and into the path of Freedman’s vehicle. The juvenile, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from his bicycle and sustained minor injuries. The juvenile was transported by ambulance to Penn State Hershey Medical Center for treatment. Police were assisted at the scene by the Upper Allen Township Fire Department and West Shore EMS.