A couple of weeks ago, 20-year old intern Aaron Michael Laciny was struck from behind while riding a bicycle. The driver of the car that struck him left the scene. A 2nd driver then hit him again, but stayed on the scene. Police think he could have been hit by several cars. Laciny was killed. Since then the police have been looking for the first driver.
Laciny recently graduated from Baltimore City Community College, and was interning in the Johns Hopkins University NanoEnergy Laboratory this summer, said his brother, Joe Laciny.
Laciny was working to design and build new materials for inexpensive solar cells, said Hopkins professor Susanna Thon. In his three weeks at the lab, Thon said, Laciny quickly became one of the best students she's ever mentored.
At BCCC, Laciny worked with biology professor Malathi Radhakrishnan to research the medicinal properties of henna, according to a news release. He won the Associate Dean's Award for Best Mentored Project in 2015.
He also worked on a statistical analysis of lead levels in the drinking water in Flint, Mich., finding that about 60 percent of city residents had toxic levels in their water, according to the school. He did research on cancer treatment as well, before graduating with a 4.0 GPA, according to BCCC.
Laciny was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for two-year college students and the 2017 PTK All-Maryland Academic Team, according to BCCC. He hoped to study mathematics or a related field at Hopkins.
The crash occurred at 10:30pm near the intersection of Charles Street and Charlesbrooke Avenue
Police said Laciny was wearing a helmet, but his bicycle did not have reflectors or lights. Police are seeking the vehicle that first struck Laciny and said it "may have front-end damage to its bumper."
Police released a video taken moments before the crash. A driver came forward saying they thought they were involved and police said they were, but they were not the drivers of the first car. They're still looking.
The car, believed to be a lighter-colored sedan
Meanwhile, hundreds attended Laciny's funeral.
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