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Massena man struck by SUV on bike has died, accident under investigation

Posted 8/31/16

LOUISVILLE -- The Massena man who was struck by a SUV while riding his bike has died, according to officials at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vt. Troopers say Ricky J. Brainard, …

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Massena man struck by SUV on bike has died, accident under investigation

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LOUISVILLE -- The Massena man who was struck by a SUV while riding his bike has died, according to officials at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.

Troopers say Ricky J. Brainard, 58, was bicycling at around 3 p.m. Monday when a Toyota Rav 4 operated by Cindy S. Massey, 56, of Watertown, stuck him.

The investigation at the scene revealed that Brainard was riding a bicycle westbound on the shoulder of state Route 37. He made a left turn to enter the driveway of a residence and was struck by the SUV that was traveling west on state Route 37, ejecting him from the bike, troopers said.

He was taken by Massena Rescue to Massena Memorial Hospital, then was air lifted to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont, with a skull fracture and cerebral hematoma.

This accident is still under investigation.