Cyclist Killed After Collision with Car in Brewster
Despite the effort of two doctors to revive a cyclist who just collided with a car, a Connecticut man succumbed to his injuries in Brewster Friday morning.
The Connecticut man, identified as David Eric Wellin, 68, died when a car struck him on Route 6 in Brewster around 9:05 a.m. The crash occurred in two lanes of the four-lane highway east of Starr Ridge Road when the cyclist and the driver, Mahopac resident Ryan Smith, were both heading westbound, according to the Putnam County Sheriff ’s Office.
Wellin was traveling on the right-hand shoulder as the car was approaching and driving past him. The cyclist apparently tried to make a U-turn, pulling from the shoulder and moving left across the road into the car’s path, according to the sheriff’s office. Smith, 18, hit the bicycle broadside in the left-hand lane of the road.
Because the crash occurred in front of Brewster Medical Group, two doctors rushed to aid the victim. Dr. Frank Kessler and Dr. Matthew Kessler, who are father and son, respectively, performed CPR seconds after the crash, according to authorities. Sheriff deputies, New York State troopers, paramedics, and Brewster Volunteer Fire Department and ambulance Corp. all rushed to the scene to take Wellin to Danbury Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the sheriff ’s office said.
Route 6 was closed in both directions from 9:15 a.m. to noon Friday as investigators cleared the scene and reconstructed the crash. No charges have been filed.
