Ottawa Bicycle Accident Lawyers -Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth-  What a tragedy-Another bicycle cycling accident in Ottawa…I am so sorry for the loss of Robin Freeman and my thoughts are with his friends and family.  I also wish the Kyle Ferguson and his passenger in the accident  a speedy recovery….

An accident  in Ottawa’s west-end has killed a 16-year-old cyclist. Ottawa Police are investigating  a bicycle and a motorcycle accident around 10:30 pm near the intersection of Carling Avenue and Woodroffe Avenue. Paramedics say a teen boy was found unconscious at the scene and pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. 2  people in their 20′s were transported to an Ottawa hospital. Paramedics say the man in his 20’s was transported to hospital in critical condition with severe multi-system trauma, and was unconscious when treated at the scene.

Stunned silence was followed by sobbing in the cafeteria at Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School on Monday as the teary principal broke the news to students that a classmate had died after being struck by a motorcycle Sunday night.

Robin Freeman was known for his prowess on his BMX bike and his knack for pulling off difficult tricks. He even listed biking as one of his interests on his Facebook page. The 16-year-old had been performing bike tricks at about 10:30 p.m. on Sunday in the westbound lanes of Carling Ave., near Woodroffe Ave., when he was struck by a motorcycle carrying two riders. Police said speed played a role in the fatal collision and charges are being considered. Witnesses said the teenager was thrown up in the air before landing several meters away from his mangled bike. Freeman, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered head injury and was without vital signs when paramedics arrived at the scene. The 26-year-old driver landed nearly 30 meters from where his Honda motorcycle skidded to a stop. The motorcycle is registered to Kyle Ferguson, who is also listed as being in serious but stable condition in hospital. The female passenger was in hospital in stable condition.

Freeman was a Grade 10 student at Sir Guy Carleton High School on Centrepointe Dr. where he won over his peers with his sense of humour and “laid back” attitude. His girlfriend, who witnessed the collision, didn’t go to school on Monday. “It didn’t really hit me until I had gym class at second period and he was supposed to be there and he wasn’t,” said Arnott Potter, 15. Potter and Freeman had been friends for two years. The pair had spent warm summer days at Britannia Beach together, gone skateboarding, and hung out at school.“He’s a funny guy and he just related to everyone,” said Potter. On Facebook, Freeman lists his hometown as Tofino, BC, and expressed his enjoyment of playing video games and listening to rap, rock and techno music. On a memorial site in Freeman’s honour, friends posted memories and lamented the tragedy that took someone so young.

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