A fatal bicycle crash in Cambridge piqued the interest of John Allen, an avid bicyclist. He doubted law enforcement’s view that drivers of cars involved in the 2016 accident were not at fault.
The Middlesex District Attorney released the State Police’s crash reconstruction report and other evidence, but Allen wanted more information, so last fall he made a public records request to the State Police.
More than four months later, he hasn’t heard back, aside from an automatic reply that his request was received. The state’s Public Records Law gives agencies 10 business days to detail what documents could fulfill a request…