Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis & Anne Arundel County – Baltimore Magazine https://www.baltimoremagazine.com The Best of Baltimore Since 1907 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:25:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis & Anne Arundel County – Baltimore Magazine https://www.baltimoremagazine.com 32 32 Anne Arundel Bicycle Police Visit Injured Cyclist and Bring Pizza https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/anne-arundel-bicycle-police-visit-injured-cyclist-and-bring-pizza/ Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:37:39 +0000 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/?p=67533 Continued]]> The Anne Arundel bicycle police deserve a shout out for going the extra mile.

Katie Pohler, 23, was seriously injured in late June—flown to Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center—when a car struck her and her boyfriend while they were riding on the Baltimore & Annapolis Trail along Rt. 450. (Her boyfriend’s injuries were not as bad.)

Out of the hospital but still recovering, the Anne Arundel bicycle police paid Katie a visit last week, delivering a “feel-better” pizza in the process. The crash was one of five crashes involving cars and bicyclists over a five-day period in Anne Arundel County.

The Anne Arundel bicycle police and the Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (BikeAAA) held a joint press conference following the string of crashes.

Police said alcohol was a factor in the crash involving Pohler, and Bike Maryland, the state’s nonprofit bicycle advocacy organization, reported the driver was later arrested on 11 charges including second-degree assault, driving under the influence, reckless driving, and negligent driving.

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