30-year-old artist identified as cyclist fatally hit by truck in Brooklyn

Craig McCarthy, Shari Logan, Natalie Musumeci
Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:52:26 -0400

A 30-year-old artist was fatally hit by a truck while riding her bike in Brooklyn Monday morning — the 18th cyclist killed on city streets this year. Sunset Park resident Em Samolewicz was riding north on Third Avenue near 35th Street in her neighborhood just after 9 a.m. when a parked motorist opened the door...