Young Boy on Bicycle Struck by Car
According to a report on oakridger.com, police are investigating an accident that occurred in Oak Ridge, Tenn. in which a woman struck a 7-year-old by riding his bicycle. According to the report, 27-year-old Carrie Rachelle Moses was driving down a residential neighborhood when Isaac Harvey inadvertently rode his bicycle into the vehicle’s path.
Harvey was not wearing a safety helmet at the time of he accident. An 8-year-old witness to the accident told officer Daniel McFee that he saw the vehicle approaching and tried to warn his friend but wasn’t able to do so in time. A second witness stated that she also saw the vehicle coming at a high rate of speed in comparison to the speed limit in residential areas. There is no information given on the severity of Harvey’s injuries after the accident.
There are many instances when drivers either fail to notice speed limit signs before entering residential areas or ignoring signs altogether. Unfortunately, that is when serious accidents occur and in many cases, the victims are left seriously injured because the vehicle travels at a high rate of speed. In most residential areas, the speed limit is 25 miles per hour. However, many drivers drive in excess of that speed and are often unable to stop when a pedestrian or other vehicle crosses in front of them.
