Updated:
Updated 6:20 AM September 20th, 2006
More information has come in on an earlier KDDC post: “Bicyclist killed in late night accident on Rte 140 in Westminster.”
A dark stretch of eastbound Rte 140 between the Rte 27 overpass and
The accident was first dispatched at 10:40 PM and
According to news release received at 6:17 AM from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, “Bicyclist struck by deputy’s patrol car:” “Corporal Carlos Bustos, a five-year veteran of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office was patrolling Eastbound Route 140 East of the Route 27 overpass when his patrol car collided with a bicyclist. According to witness statements, the bicyclist was crossing the darkened section of highway from the Town Mall when he was struck. The bicyclist, identified as Mario Garcia Salgado aged 25 of
There is a number of street lights out in this dangerous stretch of highway and the fire companies stayed on scene for hours to illuminate the area as the accident reconstruction team from the Maryland State Police conducted a joint investigation of the accident with the Westminster Police Department.
Police agencies from Westminster Police Department, the Maryland State Police and the Sheriff’s Department remained at the accident for several hours.
The news release stated that “Corporal Bustos was transported to
For more information contact Lieutenant Phil Kasten at (410) 386-2759.
Kevin Dayhoff writes from
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