Crime & Safety

New Milford Man Killed In N.Y. Bicycle Crash: Police

The 53-year-old man was riding with a group of friends when the crash occurred Saturday morning.

NEW MILFORD, NJ — A borough man was killed Saturday when he crashed his bicycle while riding on a steep road in Stony Point, New York, police said.

Hilario Galvez, 53, was traveling on Buckberg Road in Tomkins Cove at about 9:30 a.m. when he crashed into a wooded area, said Lt. Daniel Hylas.

Paramedics responded to the scene, but Galvez died at the scene, Hylas said.

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Galves was riding with a group of eight people when the crash happened and nothing about the accident appears suspicious, Hylas said.

Detectives are considering speed, road terrain and condition and mechanical failure are all being considered in their investigation.

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