CHAUTAUQUA — A bicyclist has died after an accident last week on Chautauqua-Stedman Road, law enforcement officials reported Monday.

At 12:55 p.m. Thursday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, Chautauqua Fire Department, and Chautauqua County Emergency Services responded a reported motor vehicle accident involving a bicycle. An investigation found the operator of the vehicle, Levi J Graham, 19, of Ashville, failed to safely pass a bicyclist while traveling south.

The bicyclist was identified as Mary V Hustead, 78, of Chautauqua. Hustead was flown from the scene by Mercy Flight to UPMC Hamot in Erie. She later died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.

Graham was charged with New York State Vehicle and Traffic section 1122-A for failing to safely pass a bicyclist. He will answer the charge later in town court.