{"id":787590,"date":"2026-07-08T19:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/787590\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T19:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:20:15","slug":"wa-police-release-photo-of-godfrey-aldred-may-after-he-disappeared-following-serious-bike-crash-in-midland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/787590\/","title":{"rendered":"WA Police release photo of Godfrey Aldred May after he disappeared following serious bike crash in Midland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major crash officers have released a photo of a wanted man as they continue to investigate a serious bicycle crash that left a pedestrian with critical injuries.<\/p>\n

WA Police want to find Godfrey Aldred May, 53, who they believe can assist them after a male cyclist ploughed into a 64-year-old pedestrian in Midland on Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The cyclist was riding on a footpath adjacent to Morrison Road before colliding with the female pedestrian, who was travelling in the opposite direction on Mathoura Street about 4.50pm.<\/p>\n

Police allege the cyclist was riding on the incorrect side of the road prior to the crash.<\/p>\n

A police spokeswoman previously said the cyclist stopped to assist the pedestrian before he left the scene prior to police and paramedics arriving.<\/p>\n

In a social media post on Wednesday, police said Mr May could assist their major crash investigation section with an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr May is described as 156cm tall, of medium build, with greying brown hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent the Midland area,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr May should not be approached. If sighted, members of the public are asked to call police immediately on 131 444.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement previously provided to The West, a family member of the pedestrian \u2014 referred to as Sharon \u2014 revealed the injured woman had a \u201cdifficult journey ahead\u201d after being taken off life support.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to thank the first responders on the scene and those who came to her aid, along with the medical staff at St John of God Midland Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital for the treatment that she has received,\u201d their statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we are pleased with Sharon\u2019s recovery so far, she still has a difficult journey ahead of her and our family would like to concentrate on being with her throughout that process.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo assist with this, we ask for anyone with information on what happened or who knows of anyone with information from that night to please contact the Western Australian Police.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The pedestrian was initially rushed to St John of God Midland hospital with critical injuries after being struck by the bicycle. She was taken off life support after being transferred to Royal Perth Hospital, where she remains in a stable condition.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information regarding the Mr May\u2019s whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reports to Crime Stoppers can be made anonymously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Major crash officers have released a photo of a wanted man as they continue to investigate a serious…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":787591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,48,44,46,45],"class_list":["post-787590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-crime","tag-news","tag-perth","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}