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20-year-old bicyclist struck, killed in Taneytown

Posted at 8:40 AM, Jul 21, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-21 08:40:01-04

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a bicyclist and a vehicle collided early Friday morning in Taneytown. Police say first responders were called to Maryland Route 194 and Brown Rd for the accident just after 12:30 a.m. The driver of a 2009 Dodge Ram pickup truck had collided with a bicyclist as they were both driving north on Rt 194.

The bicyclist has been identified as 20-year-old Harrison Thomas Earls of Taneytown; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck has been identified as 24-year-old Ty Schulte of Littlestown, Pennsylvania.

Police are continuing to investigate, anyone with information on the accident is asked to call Corporal Miller at 410-386-5900.