Memorial Ride for Emily Fredricks on Sunday
There will be a Memorial Ride for Emily Fredricks on Sunday, December 3, beginning at 11:30am at the Art Museum Steps. All are welcome to attend. Emily Fredricks was tragically killed on Tuesday, November 28 while riding her bicycle to work along the Spruce Street...Advocates Rally for Victims of Traffic Violence After Cyclist Killed on Spruce Street
By Yafa Dias Around 7:25 am Tuesday November 28th, at 11th and spruce, 24-year-old Emily Fredricks was hit and killed by a person driving a private sanitation truck. Fredricks had been cycling down Spruce Street in the bicycle lane when she was hit by the driver when...Join us for a Vigil for Victims of Traffic Violence on Wednesday
Tragically, a bicyclist was killed on Tuesday morning after the driver of a private sanitation truck struck her at 11th and Spruce Streets in Center City. It marks the third bicyclist killed in Philadelphia in 2017 and, according to our counts, the 77th traffic death...5 Big Tasks in the Vision Zero Action Plan
The City of Philadelphia released its Vision Zero Action Plan on Thursday, September 28. The Bicycle Coalition has long been advocating for such an action plan—and the actions that will make Philadelphia a better, safer place to travel—and will be releasing several...Read moreType of Incident: Bicycle Accident
Incident Number: 17-20411
Date of Incident: 9-20-2017On September 20, 2017 at 7:45 PM the Upper Merion Township Police were dispatched to a report of a bicycle crash at the intersection of First Avenue and Moore Road in the King of Prussia section of the township. Upon arrival they found an unconscious male lying face down in the street. He was in the curbside lane on First Avenue and tangled up in his bicycle. A motorist that came upon him did not know what happened to him and called 911. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he remains in critical, but stable condition. The police are asking for anyone who may have information about what happened to please call the Upper Merion Police Traffic Safety Unit at (610) 265-3232.