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Alfred Peaslee Gorman, 73, killed, and two people injured in bicycle collision with two vehicles at Hawthorne Lane and Parkwood Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Mon, 09/14/2015 - 12:27pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, September 13, 2015

73-year-old bicyclist killed in Charlotte crash, driver charged

When officers arrived on scene, they say they found two vehicles and a bicyclist involved in the crash. The driver and passenger in the car were taken to Carolinas Medical Center with minor injuries, according to police. The bicyclist, identified Monday as 73-year-old Alfred Peaslee Gorman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Sunday near the intersection of Hawthorne Lane and Parkwood Avenue. A bicyclist was killed after being hit by a truck during a vehicle accident in east Charlotte, according to Medic.
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Type: Bicycle Accident
People Involved: 
Alfred Peaslee Gorman
Nathaniel Manson Lancaster
Roadway: 
Hawthorne Lane and Parkwood Avenue
City: 
Charlotte, NC
County: 
Mecklenburg County, NC
Area: 
Charlotte, NC

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