Posted on Fri, May 25, 2012 : 2:49 p.m.
Man arrested for failing to stop after bicyclist is hit in Ypsilanti
By John Counts
A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a vehicle at East Michigan Avenue and Grove Street in Ypsilanti at 11:55 a.m. Thursday.
The driver, a 52-year-old man, was arrested for failure to stop, according to the Ypsilanti Police Department.
He was taken to the police department and released pending charges.
The bicyclist, a 57-year-old Ypsilanti Township man, suffered injuries from the crash. He was hospitalized, police said, and listed in stable condition,l.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
jjc155
Sun, May 27, 2012 : 10:57 p.m.
Yes failing to stop is the same as "Hit and run." The statute is Failing to stop and Identify at an accident, in this case a serious injury accident.
Ron Granger
Sat, May 26, 2012 : 3:13 a.m.
If only more car drivers would obey the law and slow down. Every several days we read about someone - pedestrian or bicyclist - who was mowed down by a car in this county.
Ron Granger
Tue, May 29, 2012 : 10:24 p.m.
The key difference you seem to miss is that bicyclists aren't operating heavy machinery. How many people do bicyclists kill every year with their bicycles?
alex
Sat, May 26, 2012 : 6:20 a.m.
@Eyehearta2, exactly... I actually had a close call yesterday with a cyclist who didn't stop to look before riding into the street. I see things like that happen everyday. I'm 100% for "cyclist rights" but if people in automobiles need to obey laws cyclists should too, or at least watch out for their own safety. Thankfully Ann Arbor has turned me into a VERY observant driver.
EyeHeartA2
Sat, May 26, 2012 : 3:40 a.m.
Now THAT's funny. Considering all the bike riders obey all the traffic signals and the like.....
Woman in Ypsilanti
Fri, May 25, 2012 : 8:01 p.m.
Does "failure to stop" mean the same thing as hit and run? Or did he blow through the stop sign on Grove?
Billy Bob Schwartz
Sat, May 26, 2012 : 2:15 p.m.
The headline obviously is saying that it was hit and run. He failed to stop after hitting the bicyclist. The article leaves it vague. I would like to know, too.