LANCASTER, Pa. — A bicyclist died following a crash with a vehicle in Lancaster County early Saturday, Aug. 13, according to police.
Brian Kozera, 44, was wearing a bicycle helmet at the time of the incident but succumbed to his injuries sustained from the crash.
The crash occurred on South Pool Forge Road at the intersection of Nolt Road in Caernarvon Township in Lancaster County. Kozera approached the intersection and was struck by a 1994 Ford truck that allegedly did not stop at a stop sign on Nolt Road, according to police.
The force of the crash knocked Kozera off his bicycle, which was caught under the rear passenger wheel of the truck.
The truck driver, 62-year-old John Good, was uninjured.
Kozera was taken to the Reading Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Kozera was a 16-year veteran of the Norristown Police Department. The Norristown FOP Lodge #31 Facebook page posted a tribute to him, writing "Praying for his family and friends during this difficult time."
According to a post on a fundraising site, Kozera was a Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor and training for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii set for Oct.
It is unclear at this time if charges will be filed against Good.
