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Cycling advocate killed by Bee-Line bus

November
7

Journal News writer Marcela Rojos filed this report identifying the cyclists killed Friday afternoon in Greenburgh.

A 66-year-old Greenburgh man who was killed after his bicycle was struck by a Westchester County Bee-Line bus has been identified as Merrill Cassell.

Cassell, who was wearing a helmet, was traveling eastbound on Tarrytown Road near Aqueduct Road around 3:30 p.m. Friday, when he was hit by Bee-Line bus #534 driven by Everton Coleman of Yonkers, police said.

Cassell was taken to White Plains Hospital Center, where he was shortly pronounced dead.

Cassell, a retired budget director for UNICEF, was a strong advocate of using cycling as a means of public transportation.

Cassell’s family could not immediately be reached for comment.

The accident is currently under investigation by the Greenburgh Police Department’s Detective Division. Witnesses to the accident are asked to call the department at 914-682-5325.

This entry was posted on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 9:16 PM by Randall Wolf. Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

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Randall Wolf Randall Wolf is Director of Photography at The Journal News/LoHud.com, and has ridden more than 80,000 miles on a bike during the past 35 years. Some of these miles include a three-week touring trip from Suburban Philadelphia to Nova Scotia and back at age 16 and a few years later a solo two-week trip to Montreal. In 1985, he photographed the first U.S.-based team in the Vuelta a Espana, a three-week professional cycling race throughout Spain. He has participated in professional teams and races throughout the U.S. including the national championship in Philadelphia, and Tour of Georgia. In the mid-Ô90s he competed as an amateur racer throughout the Northeast. Bike commuting was his choice of transportation while working in Baltimore and Toronto. He is a ride leader and member of the Westchester Cycling Club and Rockland Bike Club, and lives in Garrison with his wife.
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David Schloss David Schloss is the co-founder and president of the Rockland Bicycling Club. A lifelong cyclist and self-described bicycling addict, Schloss is also a professional writer, photographer and educator, he is also the director of a group that supports photographers, which allows him to travel the globe, sneaking in rides.
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