A 16-year-old Little Silver boy was seriously injured late Friday morning when he was struck by a car while crossing Seven Bridges Road on a bike, police say.
The unidentified teen was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune by the borough volunteer squad with MONOC paramedics on board following the 11:48 a.m. accident, said police Chief Dan Shaffery.
The boy’s condition was not immediately available late in the afternoon.
According to Shaffery, the boy, was crossing the road at the Little Silver Point Road intersection on a bike when he was his by a 2004 Infiniti QX5 driven by Homeira Ghiacy-Walter, 41, of Monmouth Beach, who was headed southbound on Seven Bridges.
The boy is believed to have been wearing a helmet at the time, Shaffery said.
Police called in the Monmouth County Serious Accident Reconstruction Team to conduct a joint investigation, an effort that led to a three-hour shutdown of Seven Bridges, Shaffery said.
Though the matter remains under investigation, no charges are expected against Walter, Shaffery said.
My prayers to the boy and family for a speedy recovery Having spent my entire childhood in that exact area ( on a bike) I can tell you that road is a speedway & always has been. Cant say I remember the last time i saw a speed-trap out there but i could be wrong Slow Down ..please
I live on that block the boy lives a few houses down …it was pretty serious ,as for speed traps they only have them when school (PT RD}is in . a light at that intersection (point road and seven) bridges would be a great idea ,it’s the only intersection that goes across seven bridges and it’s tough getting across …cars don’t stop for anything …
The speeding in Little Silver is out of control and infuriating. What is it going to take to stop it?? I really don’t understand, we certainly pay enough in taxes to”patrol” the streets, and you would think the extra income from ticketing, at the very least, would make the town work to control it. So what other awful thing must happen?
eliminate traffic lights and stop signs and people won’t have to race to makeup for lost time…theres more and more lights every year in this area and all they do is make traffic worse
That particular road 7 Bridges is wide open i think there is a flashing light at Point Rd If there isnt they need something there . It just one long wide stretch and people FLY up & down it . It was dangerous 40 years ago cant imagine now Hope the boy is ok
Attentive driving may have averted this collision. My worst nightmare is being on a bicycle and seeing a driver with his/her head or eyes facing somewhere else besides the road.
Sandra, as someone who rides a motorcycle I can’t agree with you more. I have had more near death experiences on that thing not because of my driving skills, but the lack of attention of others. What would constitute as a simple fender bender if it was a car-on-car experience could be potentially fatal on a bike cycle or a motorcycle. The next disaster will be on the Rumson Rd./Branch Ave./White St. intersections. Nick, I have to disagree with you as far as that particular corridor is concerned. They need to have a traffic light either where Rumson Rd. meets Branch or where White meets Branch. These roads were simply not meant for this much congestion and now with people texting and or dialing while driving they are dangerous. I pray that this child makes a speedy recovery.
I do agree that intersection needs a light but in some spots like Prospect and Rumson Roads a simple four way stop would allow traffic to empty the roadways a whole lot faster like Ridge Road and Avenue of Two Rivers in Rumson.
I followed a late model red Volvo wagon in LS last week with an elderly driver – she couldn’t stay in her lane, weaving between the shoulder and over the center line, passed a stopped school bus with red lights flashing and stop sign out on Willow Drive, and through the red light at the A&P – 25mph all the way – any cyclist or pedestrian along her path that day was in danger. Maybe we need to re-visit re-testing. (btw, had ‘Discover NJ History Plates Z over Z)
Kevin I recently had to relieve my folks of there driving duties Way longer then they should have had them . Your right At some point Something needs to be legislated. Im certainly not one for Big Govt and intruding on our daily lives But lets face it There a lot of people out there driving that shouldn’t be and they are a real danger to themselves and everyone around them question is How do you do it and when ?
Donald, similar situation, my brother would find reasons to be a passenger while our mom drove to evaluate her and felt she was okay, but one day she wound up on a sidewalk, narrowly missing a father and child and didn’t remember any of it. Needless to say, that was the end of driving. And completely agree on Big Govt vs. general welfare.