WTF is "Improper Backing?" More importantly, how do you NOT see a big honkin' garbage truck backing down the street directly toward you? Unless, of course, you're 88 years old and no longer competent to operate *any* vehicle on public roads...
Police ticket driver in cyclist's rest
BY KEN GOZE STAFF WRITER
The driver of a truck that struck and end an 88-year-old Evanston bicyclist last week has been cited with improper backing at the time of the crash on Wilmette's south border.
Police on Friday issued the citation to Fred N. Bronge, 47, of 25631 N. Gilmer Road, Mundelein. He is to appear in court March 10.
Wilmette Deputy Police Chief Brian King said investigators determined that Bronge had stopped his truck on Poplar Avenue, north of Isabella Street, Feb. 8 after getting lost in the area. He then drove the truck in reverse, attempting to back onto Isabella and head eastbound, when he struck Edward K. Meyer, who was riding his bicycle in the same lane on Poplar.
Bronge apparently did not see Meyer in his mirrors and did not realize he had hit someone until a witness flagged him down, King said. The truck carries a roll-off type trash bin. -- What the heck, I'll play too. - Dave
