Elkridge cyclist, 16, dies after being struck by car early Friday
A 16-year-old Elkridge boy who was hit early Friday while riding a bicycle died Saturday evening, according to a spokeswoman for the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he had been on life support. Benjamin Wortman of Red Barn Way was riding his bike about 12:30 a.m. Friday on Route 108 near Lark Brown Road when he was hit by a Nissan Altima driven by Aaron Jacob Lorsong. Lorsong, 26, of the 13000 block of Rover Mill Road in West Friendship was charged by Howard County police with driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of heroin. Shortly after the accident, the boy's family asked doctors to put him on life support so that his organs could be donated. Police had no information Saturday evening on additional charges. Anyone with information about the incident was urged to call police at 410-313-3700. Baltimore Sun article found on the North Baltimore Bike Brigade site: <a href="http://nbbb.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/r-i-p-benjamin-wortman/">http://nbbb.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/r-i-p-benjamin-wortman/</a>;
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