Posted on 17 May 2013. Tags: Bike Accident, U Street NW
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Posted on 11 July 2012. Tags: 15th Street bike lane, Bike Accident, Borderstan, DC Police

A cyclist and a car collided at 15th & T Street NW. (Tom Hay)
Few details are available, but a cyclist and a car collided around 4 pm on Tuesday afternoon at 15th and T Streets NW. Northbound traffic on 15th was closed for a short while.
The DC Police Department tweeted the incident:
@DCPoliceDept: (1/2) Traffic Alert: Accident involving a cyclist at 15th and T St, NW. Northbound traffic on 15th St is shut down until further notice.
@DCPoliceDept: (2/2) PT is an adult male; he’s going in &out of consciousness/taken to a local hospital. Take EB Swann St,14th St and 16th St/7066.
The two-way bike lanes are on the west side of 15th Street, which is a one-way northbound street at T Street.
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Posted on 02 March 2012. Tags: Bike Accident, Capital BikeShare, U Street NW

The bike-truck accident occurred Tuesday at 11th and U Streets NW. (Luis Gomez Photos)
Dcist has an update on the status of the biker who was hit by a trailer truck on Tuesday at 11th and U Streets NW.
According to DCist, “Shawn Streiff, the cyclist who was hit by a truck while riding a Capital Bikeshare bike near 11th and U Streets NW, remains in the hospital after the Wednesday morning accident. He also faces three tickets in the wake of the crash, one for running a red light and another for not wearing a helmet.”
The DCist story includes a comprehensive picture of the tragedy with information about Streiff. The story also has information on how to make donations to help Streiff with his recovery.
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Posted on 28 February 2012. Tags: Bike Accident, Capital BikeShare, U Street NW

Truck-biker accident at 11th and U Streets NW. (Luis Gomez Photos)
From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.
We still do not have any Police report on this incident. But seems like a man riding a Capital BikeShare was hit by a truck at 11th and U Streets NW. The biker was taken to a hospital while police were still on site.
According to NBC Channel 4 on Tuesday, “The bicyclist, a 29-year-old Northwest man, is in stable condition, News4′s Pat Collins reported. He was charged with failure to yield right of way and a red light violation.”
Channel 9 and Channel 4 have more details.
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