Bicyclist Struck, Killed In Pound Ridge

POUND RIDGE, NY — A 70-year-old bicyclist from Connecticut was killed Saturday when he was struck by a van in the town of Pound Ridge. The New York State Police and the Pound Ridge Police Department said the accident happened around 1 p.m. on High Ridge Road.

Police said a 2014 Ford Econoline van, driven by Lorenzo Davis, 33, of the Bronx, was traveling south on High Ridge Road, when, for unknown reasons, he struck a bicyclist traveling on the same road.

The bicyclist was Thomas J. Schultz, 70, of New Canaan, Connecticut.

He was pronounced dead by a Pound Ridge emergency medical technician after life-saving efforts were not successful.

Pound Ridge Fire Department, the Westchester County Medial Examiner's Office and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office assisted with the incident.

Police said the investigation remains ongoing.

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