Boy rides bike into side of pickup in Eastport
6/23/09 | 15 comments
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Boy rides bike into side of pickup in Eastport


By Diana Graettinger
BDN Staff
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM MCLAUGHLIN
Downeast EMS responders tend to a child on a bike who ran into a pickup truck in Eastport Sunday.

EASTPORT, Maine — A 15-year-old boy riding a bicycle was injured Sunday after he apparently ran through a stop sign and smashed into the side of a pickup truck.

The incident happened around 1 p.m. Sunday.

Chief Matt Vinson of the Eastport Police Department said Monday that Skyler Greenhalgh was traveling south on High Street and was near City Hall when the accident happened. He said it appeared that Greenhalgh went through the intersection and smashed into the side of a pickup driven by Jeff Sullivan, age unknown, of Eastport. Sullivan was traveling west on Washington Street.

The chief said the impact dented the side of the pickup. “I said, ‘Oh my God, a person did that?’” he said after seeing the dent in the truck. Vinson said it looked like a deer had run into it. “I didn’t believe that a person could make that big of a dent.”

Sullivan was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. The boy apparently was not wearing a helmet, according to Vinson.

Downeast EMS took Greenhalgh to Calais Regional Hospital on Sunday with injuries that were not life-threatening. Hospital officials declined to comment on Greenhalgh’s condition on Monday.

Vinson said the accident remained under investigation. He said there would be no charges.

The chief estimated damage to the pickup truck at $1,500 and said the bicycle was demolished.

Officers with the Pleasant Point Police Department assisted at the scene.

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On 6/23/09 at 9:47 AM, raging_bull wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

They have this problem here in my town. Hoodlums running the street on skateboards and causing traffic to be slow. I'd hate to say it but one day somebody will get hurt with their stupid acts.

-An old guy

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On 6/23/09 at 9:49 AM, raging_bull wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

and seriously what does the driver have to do with the kid crashing into the truck? "he was wearing a seatbelt"

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On 6/23/09 at 11:49 AM, berquis wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Sometimes an accident is just an accident. Hoodlums? Does your town have a place for kids to go with their skateboards? Exp. skate partk? abandoned parking lots?

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On 6/23/09 at 4:03 PM, stcroixvalley wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Why isn't the bicyclist being issued a ticket for failure to stop? What frustrates me is the lack of bicyclist following basic traffic rules. In Calais, we dodge them on the sidewalk on Main ST, we watch them shoot down the street and through intersections without stopping, etc... In this case, a stop sign was run , and an accident occured.

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On 6/23/09 at 7:24 PM, duaneofAZ wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

I would like to make a comment on this,but i can't....I did it once in Milltown.

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On 6/23/09 at 8:45 PM, FLmainah wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Skylar is not a hoodlum at all. Maybe you should know the people before you make such harsh comments.

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On 6/24/09 at 7:37 AM, BigDog wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Skylar should be made to pay for the damage to the Pickup or his parents should.

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On 6/24/09 at 8:14 AM, carlshedderly wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Texting,Count on it..

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On 6/24/09 at 10:49 AM, sonjatalbot wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Rushing to judgement is NEVER a good thing.

raging _bull and stcroixvalley - You know not of which you speak.

I know Sky.

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On 6/24/09 at 11:00 AM, listenup wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

The parents should be fined.. There is a helmet law for kids in Maine, The new law requires youth 15 and under to wear helmets when driving their bicycles on public roads and bikeways.

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On 6/24/09 at 3:30 PM, berquis wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

I don't think he was saying that SKYLAR was a hoodlum, he was talking about the kids in HIS town.

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On 6/24/09 at 4:16 PM, carlshedderly wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Skylar is a cool name.

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On 6/25/09 at 2:41 PM, stcroixvalley wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

I'm confused... Nice kid or not, he ran a stop sign and caused an accident. And was not wearing a helmet. Hopefully he has learned a lesson from this...

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On 6/25/09 at 2:50 PM, Stevey_Dee wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Didn't know a helmet was required....

Just an accident. Atleast this kid was riding a bike instead of sitting on his butt watching tv.

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On 6/29/09 at 11:57 AM, snobabe wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

the boy needs to pay more attention to his surroundings-hope he is well though

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