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VOL. 108, NO. 49 JULY 6 — 12, 2017
GREEN
DREAM
New turf field part of
Maspeth park renovations
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Still looking
for driver
who killed
bicyclist
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
RPOZARYCKI@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@ROBBPOZ
A 32-year-old man has died
after being struck by a car
while riding his bike on a
Bushwick street in a hit-and-run
incident on Friday morning.
Police said the crash occurred
at 3:31 a.m. on June 30 along Central
Avenue near Linden Street.
According to law enforcement
sources, Ronald James Burke, 32,
of Lexington, SC was riding eastbound
on Linden Street when he
was hit by a 2005 Acura traveling
through a green light southbound
on Central Avenue.
Officers from the 83rd Precinct
and EMS units rushed to the
scene. The bicyclist was rushed
to Kings County Medical Center,
where he would succumb to his
injuries.
The driver, meanwhile, had
remained at the scene following
the accident, but bolted after the
bicyclist was taken away, police
said. Authorities said he failed
to file a report with the 83rd
Precinct about the accident.
Police urge anyone with information
about the incident to call
Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
All calls are kept confidential.
Photo courtesy of City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley
SINCE 1908
Medical ctr.
may be built
in Glendale
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SPECIAL
SECTION
Health
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