Teenage Bicyclist Struck By Lincoln Town Car:Cops

A 15-year-old boy riding his bicycle north on Olds Street was struck by a car late Friday afternoon, Sgt. Robert Flynn said.

The accident occurred at 5:17 p.m. Janice Hyers, 64, Forked River, was heading west on Sylvania Avenue in a 2003 Lincoln Town Car when her vehicle collided with the bicyclist, who had entered her lane of travel, Flynn said.

The boy was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, he said.

No charges have been filed. The accident is under investigation by Flynn and Officer Androcy of the Lacey police department's FAST team, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office FAST team, and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department's CSI team, Flynn said.

Members of the Lacey Township First Aid Squad and MONOC paramedics responded.