Car Hits Pedal Cycle Rider in Cedar Grove

A 1999 Nissan struck a pedal cycle rider at the corner of Pompton and Ozone avenues on May 11, reported Cedar Grove police.

The car – driven by a 18-year-old Cedar Grove male – had stopped at the intersection around 4 p.m., and had begun to make a right turn when it collided with the pedal cyclist, who had been traveling north on Pompton Avenue in the southbound lane against the flow of traffic, said police.

The driver of the vehicle, an 18 year-old Township man, told police he looked both ways before pulling out and did not observe the pedal cyclist.

The cyclist, a 17-year-old Verona teen, suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment, reported police.