BALTIMORE (WJZ) ― A child is struck and run over by a vehicle in Baltimore City.
Captain Mike Perry reports the accident happened around 4 p.m. on Windsor Mill Rd.
Police say a 12-year-old boy was riding a bike when he was struck.
They say the boy was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Windsor Mill Rd. was temporarily closed to traffic.
https://wjz.com/local/accident.child.car.2.1869203.htmloldId.20100819184208611
Haven’t seen any evidence to say in this particular case, but if the youngster killed in Baltimore was riding one of the popular BMX big-box knock-off bikes, his brakes probably failed. Our shop sees hundreds of big-box BMX bikes that have brakes so shoddily enginereed and manufactured a class action suit is a hopeful probability. (We are considering refusing these bikes into the shop next season for liability reasons as unpopular as that may be.) Sadly, many parents have no idea.
Walter Biller
Biller’s Bikes
Havre de Grace, MD
443-502-2377
waltbiller@billersbikes.com
http://www.billersbikes.com