Crime & Safety
Milton Woman Killed in Arkansas During Cross-Country Bicycling Trip
A Milton teen was killed when a vehicle struck a group of cyclists in Arkansas.
An 18-year-old Milton woman died Wednesday, July 3, after she and other members of her cross-country bicycling group were struck by a vehicle in McCrory, Ark.
Merritt Levitan, was one of 13 cyclists biking from Charleston, S.C. to Santa Monica, Calif., when a 21-year-old driver struck members of the group on Tuesday, according to WHDH.
Levitan died the next day in a Memphis hospital.
The six-week trip was organized by Overland, a Williamstown-based company.
According to WHDH, two people remained hospitalized after the accident. Prosecutors may file charges against the motorist.
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