An 11-year-old Lancaster City boy was struck and killed by a motorist while riding his bicycle near Reservoir Park on Sunday evening, city police reported.
Drew Bogroff, whose family lives near the park, had seen a fight or some other disturbance in the park and was riding to his home to alert family members to call the police, a witness said. Instead, police responded to a report of the boy being struck after he rode his BMX bike into the path of a 1992 Honda Accord driven by a 42-year-old Lancaster City man. The motorist, Michael Scott, was not charged.
In a separate accident, 77-year-old Elmer Leid, of 431 N. Shirk Road, was stuck while riding his bicycle in Earl Township on Friday evening. Leid reportedly turned his bike in front of a vehicle driven byD. Lamar Weaver, of Wissler Road. The accident occurred at Wissler and Voganville roads, near New Holland.
Leid was listed in serious condition this morning at Lancaster General Hospital. The full New Era article is here.
Also, Bob Mionske, who writes the “Legally speaking” column for Velonews, recently chronicled the case of a 19-year-old woman who was hit while riding her bike in nearby Lebanon a year ago. Autumn Grohowski subsequently died from her injuries, while the drunk driver who killed her received a mere slap on the wrist. That account is here.
