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On 08/31/2021 at 17:02 hours I was dispatched to Hammond St at Lawrence Rd for a report of a MVA involving a van and a bike. Hammond St and Lawrence Rd are both public ways in the City of Newton. Upon my arrival I spoke with the operator of vehicle one Evandro Ribeiro. Ribeiro stated that he was driving his van ( MA commercial registration W13024 2016 Ford Transit van ) south bound on Hammond St near Lawrence Rd. Ribeiro stated that as he was turning right onto the west bound lane of Lawrence Rd a bicyclist struck the front passenger side door of his van. Ribeiro stated that he activated the right turn signal of his van before turning right onto Lawrence Rd. Ribeiro stated that he did not see the bicyclist prior to the crash. Ribeiro stated that he was not injured in the crash and his van had no damage to it. I also spoke with the bicyclist Kevin Recor who stated that he was riding his bike south bound on Hammond St near Lawrence Rd when Ribeiro's van turned to the right in front of him. Recor stated that he did not recall if Ribeiro's van had it's right turn signal activated before it turned. Recor stated he did not have enough time to stop before the crash. Recor suffered minor lacerations to his left arm and left leg as a result of the crash. Recor was evaluated by Medics at the crash scene and refused further medical aid. I took photos of Ribeiro's van and Recor's bike and the disk was downloaded by the NPD's IT Bureau. Based upon statements made to me by Ribeiro and Recor I issued Ribeiro MA Uniform Citation T2016946 and cited him for a violation of MGL 90/14, failure to yield to a bicyclist when turning right.