A 17-year-old provisional driver has been charged after the death of a cyclist at Church Point in Sydney’s north. Emergency services were called to McCarrs Creek Road just before 10am today (Saturday 22 November 2014) after reports a Subaru and cyclist had collided. The 70-year-old Lane Cove man who was riding the bicycle, died at the scene. The 17-year-old male driver was not injured but was taken to hospital to undergo mandatory blood and urine testing. Officers from Northern Beaches Local Area Command established a crime scene and officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. The 17-year-old provisional driver was issued with a Future Court Attendance Notice for the offences of dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death. His licence was also suspended by police. He is due to appear in a children’s court on Monday 19 January 2015. Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 10:54:54 +0000
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