Bicyclist killed in crash with vehicle at North Raleigh intersection, police say
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- Elijah Cooper, 65, was killed in a crash at a North Raleigh intersection Thursday.
- Cooper was allegedly biking through a crosswalk and didn’t have a green light.
- The driver who struck Cooper will not be charged.
Police are investigating after a bicyclist was killed in a crash at a North Raleigh intersection Thursday night.
Officers were called to the intersection of Lead Mine and Lynn roads near Lynn Road Elementary School in North Raleigh about 7:15 p.m. after a vehicle struck 65-year-old Elijah Cooper, according to a Tuesday news release from the Raleigh police department.
At the time of the crash, Cooper was “riding through the crosswalk against oncoming traffic with the green light,” the release said. The driver who struck Cooper had the green light, according to police.
No charges will be filed against the driver of the vehicle, whose identity was not released. Police said they have no reason to believe the driver was impaired.
Cyclist deaths aren’t common in Raleigh, where from 2014 to 2024, five bicyclists were killed in crashes, according to data from the Division of Motor Vehicles. In that same period, 122 pedestrians were fatally struck, the DMV’s data shows.
The crash wasn't immediately shared with the public because it took time to notify Cooper’s family, police said.
This story was originally published March 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM.
