Cops ID Danbury Cyclist Killed By Car in Southeast

SOUTHEAST, NY — The bicyclist who was struck by a car and killed on Route 6 in Southeast on
Friday was a Danbury, Connecticut resident, Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith announced. The victim was David Eric Wellin, 68, who lived on Lilac Lane.

According to preliminary investigative findings, Wellin was bicycling westbound along Route 6, just east of Starr Ridge Road, at about 9:05 A.M. on Friday morning. He was reportedly travelling along the right-hand shoulder of the road and tried making a left turn across the roadway. He crossed into the path of a car that was overtaking him from behind in the westbound lane, police said. (Get this and other neighborhood news by subscribing to Patch’s daily newsletter, news alerts and updates.)

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The car struck the bicycle broadside and Wellin was fatally injured, police said. He was taken by ambulance to Danbury Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police ID'd the driver of the car involved in the collision as Ryan T. Smith, 18, of Mahopac, New York, who was travelling alone in a 2000 Honda Civic. He was not injured in the crash.

No charges have been filed in connection with the case. The investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.

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