From Maplewood Police:
At
8:15 a.m. yesterday there was a bicycle vs car collision at the intersection
of Parker Ave and Kensington Ter.
The vehicle was traveling West on
Parker Ave and it appears the 16 year old female bicyclist was traveling
North on Kensington Ter and did not
stop.
The bicycle/bicyclist collided with the front 1/4 panel of the
vehicle.
The juvenile was transported to University Hospital for
evaluation of a lower leg injury. It is unknown if it was just a soft
tissue injury or a fracture at this time.
Columbia High School principal Elizabeth Aaron also sent this letter to CHS students and parents Thursday:
Good afternoon, Columbia community,
As you may have heard from your student this morning, one of our
students was injured in an accident while riding her bike to school. Our
school administrators, teachers, nurses, security staff, and Maplewood
Police and Fire managed the scene smoothly and the student received
immediate attention.
We do take this very important opportunity to remind you that
Parker and Valley Streets, Kensington Terrace, Academy Street, and North
Terrace are very busy both at the 7:20 and 8:15 drop offs. Please use
all care while driving, and please impress upon your students the
importance of being aware of their surroundings.
The need for adult and teen drivers, walkers, skateboarders, and
bikers to remember the role that helmets, paying attention to cars and
crosswalks, using the good sense to not look at a phone or iPod screen
while crossing streets, and being aware of the state law for drivers to
stop for pedestrians in cross walks are steps we should all be taking to
make sure all of our students are safe coming to and from school.
Please also remember that we ask that you NOT enter into our
parking lots to drop off students. Please drop them safely along the
curb.
The intersection of North/Academy and Parker have a police
presence in the mornings. The intersection of Valley and Parker has a
crossing guard.
Thank you for remembering these things and working with us to keep us all safe.
Best regards,
Elizabeth Aaron
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