MADBURY, NH : State police investigate after bicyclist critically injured in hit-and-run on August, Tuesday 1st 2017

State police are appealing to the public for help in finding a hit-and-run driver who left a bicyclist seriously injured Tuesday night in Madbury.

The crash happened on a well-traveled section of Route 9 that neighbors described as popular with runners and bicyclists. Mark Dudley, 57, of Dover, was seriously injured and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.


"We saw a man laying down in the side of the road in the grass area," resident Kristina Sordiff said. "He was not moving at all."

Dudley was described as an avid cyclist. Sordiff said it looked like a violent crash.

"His bike was off to the side," she said. "The bike was badly damaged. The rear tire was off, and the frame was broken."

Dudley works as a carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, and his route covers downtown Dover. Customers said he is a fitness enthusiast and often runs his route.

"Biking is his very, very, very favorite thing to do," said Nova Mullineaux, owner of Adelle's Coffee Shop. "He is constantly talking about going on really long bike rides after work, like 100-milers."

Friends at the café call Dudley a legend.

"He is always singing in the street and shouting out people's names," friend Jessica Troy said.

"People call him the singing mailman, Mark the maniac," Mullineaux said. "He runs from spot to spot to deliver mail as fast as he can."

New Hampshire State Police are leading the investigation, but they said they don't have a description of the vehicle, and there were no witnesses.

"The vehicle might have right front-end damage to include a flat right-front tire," Lt. John Hennessey said.

Police asked that people keep an eye out for any vehicle with similar damage or for people acting strangely.

"Anyone that may show up to work today who usually drives a certain vehicle may get a ride to work on this particular day," Hennessey said. "Any body shops that get a suspicious vehicle come in with unexplained front-end damage."

Police said it appears that Dudley was properly operating his bicycle in the breakdown lane, and that there's no way the driver didn't know what had happened.

Dover Postmaster Kyle Perkins issued a statement thanking the community for their support and extending the post office's thoughts and prayers to Dudley and his family.

Anyone with information is asked to call state police.




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State police investigate after bicyclist critically injured in hit-and-run