Car in Boston Common garage is vehicle that killed bicyclist, police say

A silver sedan found in a Boston parking garage is the vehicle that killed a bicyclist in a Sunday morning hit-and-run crash in the Back Bay, police say. Surveillance images show a silver Toyota Camry with out-of-state plates hitting and fatally injuring a cyclist at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Clarendon Street. Tuesday morning, a tip led police to the Boston Common garage, where they found a silver Camry with New York license plates. The vehicle had a smashed windshield along with front-end and roof damage. The car is the vehicle sought in the crash, Police Commissioner William Evans said. The victim was identified as Richard Archer, 29, of South Boston. He was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning, police said. “First and foremost we want to offer condolences to the friends and family of this young man. We cannot begin to fathom the depths of this sudden and unspeakable tragedy,” said Richard Fries, executive director of MassBike. Archer worked as a bicycle courier for Fly Over the City, a small courier firm, for more than three years. Archer is the fourth bicyclist to die in Massachusetts in 2017. Police continue to ask anyone with information about the crash to call detectives at (617) 343-4470.

A silver sedan found in a Boston parking garage is the vehicle that killed a bicyclist in a Sunday morning hit-and-run crash in the Back Bay, police say.

Surveillance images show a silver Toyota Camry with out-of-state plates hitting and fatally injuring a cyclist at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Clarendon Street.

Advertisement Related Content Arrest made in connection with fatal Boston hit-and-run

Boston Police

Tuesday morning, a tip led police to the Boston Common garage, where they found a silver Camry with New York license plates. The vehicle had a smashed windshield along with front-end and roof damage.

The car is the vehicle sought in the crash, Police Commissioner William Evans said.

The victim was identified as Richard Archer, 29, of South Boston. He was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning, police said.

“First and foremost we want to offer condolences to the friends and family of this young man. We cannot begin to fathom the depths of this sudden and unspeakable tragedy,” said Richard Fries, executive director of MassBike.

Archer worked as a bicycle courier for Fly Over the City, a small courier firm, for more than three years.

Archer is the fourth bicyclist to die in Massachusetts in 2017.

Police continue to ask anyone with information about the crash to call detectives at (617) 343-4470.

