The June 15 article headlined “Permanent ‘ghost bike’ memorial to be installed” incorrectly stated that bicyclist Eugene Thornberg died after being hit by a car in 2016 at the intersection of Routes 117 and 126. According to town officials, what happened was that Thornberg encountered a stopped line of traffic well back from the traffic light and rode as far as he could to pull up in the line on the right side of the traffic and road. He fell off his bike under the back right wheel of a heavy truck that was waiting in the line; when the traffic started to move immediately thereafter, he was crushed under the wheel. The original story has been updated to reflect this correction.
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