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13-Year-Old On Bike In Crash With Vehicle In Monroe: Report

The boy reportedly suffered a shoulder injury in the Friday afternoon crash.

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A 13-year-old boy reportedly suffered a shoulder injury Friday in Monroe when the bicycle he was riding collided with a Jeep, according to police.
A 13-year-old boy reportedly suffered a shoulder injury Friday in Monroe when the bicycle he was riding collided with a Jeep, according to police. (Rachel Nunes/Patch file photo)

MONROE, CT — A 13-year-old boy riding a bicycle in Monroe Friday afternoon suffered a shoulder injury when he collided with a Jeep, reported The Monroe Sun.

The crash occurred in an unmarked crosswalk at the intersection of Cross Hill Road and Monroe Turnpike, and the driver of the Jeep was not cited.

Monroe police, however, gave a verbal warning to the boy for improperly operating a bicycle in a crosswalk.

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