UPDATE (5/12/2015): The cyclist injured in this accident has been identified as 27-year-old Queensbury man Chad Jones.
Saratoga Springs, NY — A bicyclist was hospitalized after an accident involving a box truck in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. The accident took place at the intersection of Church Street and Newton Avenue, around 1:00 in the afternoon.
Local sources haven’t named the man injured in the accident. They say that the man is 27 years old. He was reportedly riding east on Church Street, along with a box truck owned by Craft Beer Guild Distributing of New York. The truck slowed to make a right turn on Newton and crashed into a the bicyclist, who was riding along the sidewalk.
The bicyclist was taken to Albnay Medical Center Hospital. Officials say that his injuries were severe, but that he’s expected to recover fully.
The driver of the truck was not hurt. The accident is currently being investigated.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
Bottom line, when a driver makes a turn — whether he’s in a box truck or not — he has to make sure that he’s not going to crash into anything or anyone by doing so. Commercial drivers are held to an even higher standard than most, just because they’re capable of doing so much damage with their vehicles. If police investigate and find the truck to be at fault — and it is possible that it’s not — then it’s possible the driver could be ticketed. What the police decide, however, won’t affect any civil claim brought by the bicyclist himself. People tend to forget that criminal charges and civil charges work completely independent of each other.
— Grossman Law Offices
