As I mentioned in a previous post, my friend was coming into New Haven and almost hit someone on a dirt bike who passed him on his L side as he was making a turn having had dozens of bikers pass him helter skelter the previous few minutes prior. The biker whizzed past but turned around and punched his foot into the front quarter panel of my friends car causing a dent and fear of further reprisal.
Unbelievable lack of regard and focus by the city of New Haven Mayor and PD.

What are the details to, Dirt-Bike Rider Maims 4-Year-Old Boy?

THE NHI reported the following:

A dirt-bike rider hit a 4-year-old boy in Circuolo Park, then sped away.

The incident occurred around 4 p.m. Sunday.

Here’s what happened, according to police spokesman Officer David Hartman:

The child was playing by the sidewalk of the Fair Haven park in his mother’s care when a “reckless operator of a small red- and black dirt bike” struck him, then sped north.

Officers and EMTs arrived at 4:09, and the boy was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital. He had fractured his leg.

So far cops haven’t succeeded in locating the rider or video footage. They ask anyone with information to call police at 203-946-6304 or 203-946-6316. One witness described the dirt biker “as an Hispanic man, heavy-set, who wore a black shirt and black cargo style shorts. He has curly hair and a reddish colored beard.”

If any city official is monitoring this site my question has this been in the newspaper? I would think that the fact that a four year old fracture his leg it would front page news.

I know it was in the New Haven Independent but I feel that it should be in the New Haven Register and on television ,

I also want to thank Ben and the SCF team for allowing me to voice my opinion. The New Haven Independent (ironic it's called Independent, bc it is anything but) blocked my comment (same comment above).

I just posted a dirt bike/ATV issue and I don't see it. I'll post again.

I am north of Rte 80 and the dirt bike/ATV issue is as bad as ever. No police past Rte80 and when we ask for patrols, it's like we're being given a favor. Ridiculous.

Did anyone see the 9/16 photo of the 9 yr old driving his dirt bike through Ashmun Park? Register titled it "out for a spin"! What?? It's illegal and they're encouraging it. All it does is rip up open space.

I saw the photo but was wondering if it could have been a bicycle

Hay droga alado del paeque debn de poner mas policias por hay

Porque los policia no vijilan los parques

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