Crime & Safety
Driver Issued Ticket in Fatal Car Vs. Bicycle Accident
Frank Cochran, 59, of Lambertville has been issued a ticket for failing to obey a traffic control device in connection with the collision between his car and a bicycle on May 7. The bicyclist, who was killed, was pedaling in the wrong direction on Route 1
The driver whose has been issued a ticket for failing to obey a traffic control device, according to Lawrence Township police.
Just prior to 9:40 a.m. on May 7, Frank Cochran, 59, of Lambertville was entering Route 1 North (Brunswick Pike) from one of the Interstate 95/295 exit ramps when his 2004 Pontiac Grand Am struck bicyclist Aguedo Cruz, police have said.
Cruz, 59, of Trenton died from his injuries shortly after his arrival at the regional trauma center in Trenton.
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“As he was coming off the exit ramp, Mr. Cochran entered an area of channelization painted on the roadway,” police spokesman Lt. Charles Edgar said. “Basically, he failed to follow the marked course of the roadway as he was getting onto Route 1 North. That’s where the bike rider was, going south in the painted channelization area.”
It remains unclear why Cruz was riding his bicycle in the wrong direction along such a heavily-traveled section of Route 1.
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