Bicyclist struck by car downtown

Rider, driver taken to Shands

Published On: Jan 27 2012 11:42:15 AM EST  Updated On: Jan 27 2012 01:14:10 PM EST
Bicycle in crash

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -

A bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car Friday morning.

Jacksonville police said the bicyclist pedaled against a red light, right in front of a car at Union and Davis streets downtown just before 11 a.m.

The car struck the bicyclist, then slammed into a pole, police said.

The bicyclist, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center.

The driver was also taken to Shands with less serious injuries.

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