Teen cyclist killed on 273 ID'd
By Frank Gerace

State Police have identified the 13-year-old Newark boy killed as he rode his bike across Route 273 Monday afternoon.

Police say John Sullivan was crossing 273 at the Christiana Town Center between Old Baltimore Pike and I-95 shortly before 5 o'clock when he was hit by a minivan driven by a 79-year-old Newark woman. The impact threw John onto another car.

He was killed, while the minivan's driver wasn't hurt.

The crash is still under investigation, and no charges have been filed.

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