Crime & Safety
Edison Bicyclist Killed In Rt. 1 Crash: Prosecutor
An Arkansas man has been charged in connection to the bicyclist's death, officials say.
EDISON, NJ — An Edison bicyclist was killed in a crash on Route 1 on Friday, and an Arkansas man has been charged, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said.
Rodney Kukuc, 67, of Edison, was riding his bike in a crosswalk on Route One south when he was struck by a Dodge Ran van. Police say both the driver and the bicyclist had a green light.
Kukuc was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he was pronounced dead.
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The driver of the Dodge, Mark Franklin, 52, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was arrested and charged with causing the death of another person and driving with a suspended license.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Detective Joseph Chonka of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7400, or Detective Erik Larsen of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3263
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