crash_reports: 2000000537

The operator of Vehicle #1, identified as Mr. Stephen McCarthy, stated that he heard a noise beside his vehicle, which startled him. He then stopped his vehicle immediately to discover that a bicycle had fallen next to his vehicle. Mr. McCarthy stated that he is unsure if his vehicle was struck by the bicycle. He initially believed that contact was made, but he could not find any damage to the vehicle. Upon inspecting the vehicle myself, I did not find any damage. Mr. Richard Hohmann stated that he rode his bicycle out of the driveway at 276 Church St, and turned left onto Church St. He stated that the rear of his bicycle was struck by Vehicle #1 as it turned right from Richardson St. onto Church St. Mr. Hohmann was seen by the medics, but declined service. His bicycle, a grey Trek, appeared to have damage to the rear frame. As I was clearing the scene, Dispatch received a call from a Mr. James Gauthier. I spoke to Mr. Gauthier, and he stated that Mr. Hohmann's bicycle appeared to be broken when he observed him ride out of the YMCA driveway. He further stated that he was approximately 50 feet away from the scene, and did not see the accident occur, but that his attention was drawn to it when he heard the vehicle stop short. He stated that he does not believe that Mr. Hohmann struck the vehicle, because he didn't hear anything consistent with a bicycle making contact with a vehicle.