By JOHN M. HOOBER III, Staff
An 11-year-old Lancaster boy died after his bicycle collided with a car Sunday evening in the eastern part of the city, police said.
Drew Bogroff died at Lancaster General Hospital following the 5:38 crash at East Madison and North Reservoir streets, Sgt. Mark Radmore said.
Bogroff, whose family lives near the accident scene, apparently rode his BMX-style bike into the path of a 1992 Honda Accord sedan driven by Michael Scott, 42, of Lancaster, Radmore said.
The accident remains under investigation, but witnesses said the victim died trying to help others.
Bogroff had seen a fight or some other disturbance in a nearby park and was trying to get home quickly to alert his family to call police, according to Heather Wax, a passerby who stopped at the accident scene.
Wax, a former Lancaster resident now living in Columbia, said neighbors told her of young Bogroff's actions.
Police, who could not be reached this morning to confirm that account, do not believe the motorist was at fault.
It appears the youth rode his bike into the path of the car, Radmore said.
The city police Collision Investigation Team, headed by Officer Jeff Gerhart, is looking into the accident.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lancaster police at 735-3300.
Bogroff's death was the 30th traffic fatality recorded in Lancaster County this year.
There were 36 traffic deaths here at this time in 2007.
Another bicyclist was injured in a Friday-evening accident in Earl Township.
Elmer Leid, 77, of 431 N. Shirk Road, New Holland, turned his bicycle in front of a vehicle driven by D. Lamar Weaver, 180 Wissler Road, New Holland.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Wissler and Voganville roads, New Holland police said.
The accident happened at 6:50 p.m. Lewis was listed in serious condition this morning at Lancaster General Hospital.
In other accidents:
• A car driven by Ruth G. Work, 78, Ronks, struck a tree on Route 30 at Leacock Road in Paradise shortly after 9 a.m on Friday, Lancaster state police said.
She was listed in fair condition this morning at LGH.
• Cars driven by Amber Lee Lewis of Christiana, Eva Raczka<OK> of Quarryvile and Kathy Wilgis of Port Deposit, Md., collided late Friday afternoon at the Route 472/Noble Road intersection in Colerain Township, state police said.
• A pickup truck driven by Stephen Hayford, 54, of Holtwood, and a minivan driven by Katrina Hunnell, 28, of Holtwood, collided at 6:23 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of Hilldale Road in Martic Township, state police said.
No injuries were reported. Hayford was arrested for suspected drunken driving, police said.
• Just after 2 a.m Sunday, a car driven by Patrick Daniel Jennings, 20, of Misty Meadow Drive, Reinholds, struck two parked cars on Hobson Road behind the Lancaster state police barracks, East Lampeter Township police said.
Jennings was not injured, but he is being charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants, police said.
• Lancaster police said Ruben Velez-Ortiz, 60, of 320 N. Duke St., Apt. 2, was arrested for suspected drunken driving following a Sunday-night crash in the 100 block of North Duke Street.
Police said Velez-Ortiz was driving the wrong way on North Duke, and his car struck another car head-on at 9:38 p.m.
Staff writer John M. Hoober III can be reached at jhoober@LNPnews.com or 481-6027.
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