An 84-year-old man was arraigned on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, on charges related to the death of a bicyclist in Doylestown in January.
Anthony Caulfield, of Doylestown, was charged with a felony count of accidents involving death or personal injury, and misdemeanor counts of possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. He is also charged with three summary traffic violations.
He was arraigned this afternoon by Magisterial District Judge Mark D. Douple and was released on $75,000 unsecured bail.
The accident happened just after 3 p.m., on Jan. 6, 2023, in front of 229 N. Broad St., Doylestown. Officers with the Central Bucks Regional Police Department were dispatched to the scene and came upon civilians removing a purple and white Schwinn bicycle from the roadway. Police provided medical care to the bicyclist, later identified as 64-year-old Francis Patrick Montgomery, until Central Bucks EMS arrived and assumed his care.