Teen on bike killed in Columbia County crash

Posted at: 07/09/2012 10:42 PM | Updated at: 07/10/2012 10:34 AM
By: WNYT Staff

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GALLATIN – A 16-year-old Dutchess County boy is dead after being hit by a car while on his bicycle.

It happened Monday morning on a private road in Columbia County.

Police say the teen failed to yield the right of way to a car driven by 77-year-old Harold House, Jr.

He was pronounced dead at Northern Dutchess Hospital.

No charges are being filed.

Police say alcohol and drugs were not factors.





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