Cyclist Charged in Collision With Taxi

(ST.MARYS, ON) – On Sunday July 26, 2015, shortly before 1:30 a.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to the intersection of Queen St. East and Church St. North in St.Marys where a bicycle had collided with a car.

Investigation revealed that a bicycle was travelling north bound on Church St. North (going down-hill). The two people on the bicycle went through the red light colliding with an east bound cab on Queen St. East that was in the middle of the intersection.

The people on the bicycle were thrown onto the pavement and sustained injuries. The female passenger on the bicycle and the male bicycle rider were both transported to local hospital by Perth County EMS, and were treated there for their minor injuries. The occupant of the cab was uninjured however the cab sustained damage.

The male bicyclist 32-year-old Andrew Allen TAPLEY has been charged with “red light – fail to stop”, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) of Ontario.

Bicycle riders need to understand that their bicycle is a vehicle under the HTA. This means that, as a bicycle rider, you have the same rights and responsibilities to obey all traffic laws as other road users.

You must stop for red lights and stop signs and comply with all other signs.

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