Eric Boehlert, 57, was riding a bicycle near Watchung Avenue Station in Montclair, NJ, around 9:50 p.m. when he was hit and killed by a NJ Transit train bound for Hoboken, according to NorthJersey.com. The seven passengers and crew on board the train were not injured. NJ Traffic Police investigated the accident. Boehlert fondly remembered his family, including his wife, Tracy Breslin, and two children. “Through his journalism, social media, books and appearances on CNN and MSNBC, Eric has been a staunch defender of democracy, social justice and truth in the media,” his family said in a statement. on Wednesday. “He was fearless and brilliant in his research into hypocrisy and double standards and measures in the media and his contribution was invaluable.” Boehlert was also a contributor to the liberal organization Media Matters and co-authored for Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines. His death. @ EricBoehlert is terrible news. I’m devastated by his family and friends and will lose his critical work on tackling misinformation and media bias. What a loss. – Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 6, 2022 1 / Oh my God: I just received the overwhelming news from Tracy Breslin, wife of @EricBoehlert She died in a bicycle accident at the age of 57. He loved Jane and Ben’s children, his dogs, cycling and running and basketball and good friends, a fierce and fearless defender of the truth – Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) April 6, 2022 “I just received overwhelming news from Tracy Breslin, the wife of @EricBoehlert,” TV journalist Soledad O’Brien wrote on Twitter. “He died in a bicycle accident at the age of 57. “He loved Jane and Ben’s children, his dogs, his bike and his running and his basketball and his good friends, a tough and fearless defender of the truth.” Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak to the media. “@EricBoehlert’s death is terrible news,” Clinton wrote on Twitter. “I am devastated by his family and friends and I will lose his critical work to tackle misinformation and media bias. What a loss. “