Bicyclist, 76, Dies Weeks After Towson Crash: Police

TOWSON, MD — A bicyclist died three weeks after a Towson crash, police announced Thursday.

Officers identified the victim as 76-year-old Edward Files.

Authorities said the collision happened Sept. 20 around 9:45 a.m. along Taylor Avenue near Collinsdale Road.

Police said Files was biking east on the Taylor Avenue sidewalk when he came into contact with the front of a 2017 Ford Taurus sedan that was exiting a nearby driveway. The Ford driver stayed on the scene.

The Baltimore County Fire Department took Files to a hospital for treatment, officers said.

Authorities said Files died from his injuries on Oct. 13.

The Baltimore County Police Department is still investigating.

This map shows the area where officers said the crash happened.