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Monday, August 27, 2012

Driver Strikes Bicyclist In West Woodlawn Causing "Serious" Injuries

Update:  4:20 p.m.:  The driver that struck and seriously injured a bicyclist in Woodlawn yesterday is presently being sought by police, according to The Chicago Tribune.  After striking the 23 year old male cyclist from behind the driver fled.  Witnesses reportedly gave chase and found the abandoned 2000 Dodge Intrepid with a shattered windshield.  The incident occurred as the bicyclist was riding westbound along the 600 block of East Marquette Road.  Neither the cyclist's name nor his current condition have been released.

A driver struck and seriously injured a bicyclist with his vehicle at around 11:15 a.m. yesterday in a residential section of the West Woodlawn neighborhood, according to The Chicago Tribune.  The crash occurred in the 600 block of East Marquette Road.  The age of the cyclist has not been reported but he is referred to as a "man."  His injuries are reported to be "serious," and he was taken by ambulance to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Tribune.

There is a bike lane in the vicinity of the crash, but it is unknown at present whether the cyclist was riding in it when he was struck.

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