Driver Failed to Yield; Teen Dirt-Bike Rider Killed
A driver turning left on Castleton Avenue failed to yield and hit a 16-year-old dirt-bike rider. The teenager was killed.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
According to the police report, a driver turning left on Castleton Avenue hit a dirt-bike rider traveling straight near Treadwell Avenue. Police recorded failure to yield and driver inattention for the sedan driver. The 16-year-old dirt-bike rider was killed. The report also lists driver inexperience as a contributing factor for the dirt-bike rider.
People
Occupant killed
Age 16; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Bike
STRIKE; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Driver Inexperience; Second contributing factor: Does Not Apply
SUV
2009 FORD -CAR/SUV EXPLORER; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Rear Bumper; Damage: Left Rear Bumper; Contributing factor: Does Not Apply; Second contributing factor: Does Not Apply
Sedan
2011 HYUN -CAR/SUV SONATA; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Valid; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Sedan
2016 HOND -CAR/SUV CIVIC; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Does Not Apply; Second contributing factor: Does Not Apply
Where
CASTLETON AVE and TREADWELL AVE
Press Articles
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