MLive.com: Woman bicyclist seriously injured in collision with car in downtown Muskegon
By Heather Lynn Peters
September 23, 2009, 12:08PM
MUSKEGON — A woman bicyclist was seriously injured Wednesday morning after she failed to stop at a red light, continued through a Muskegon intersection and was struck by a car, police said.
The woman — whose name was not immediately known — was taken to a local hospital for treatment, said Muskegon Police Detective Sgt. Monica Shirey.
The accident occurred at 10:19 a.m. when the bicyclist was traveling south on Terrace Street, attempting to cross Shoreline Drive, and “did not stop at the red light,” Shirey said.
At that point, a white, two-door Chevrolet was heading east on Shoreline and wasn’t able to stop in time to avoid the bicyclist, Shirey said.
The driver of that vehicle and a young passenger were not injured in the crash, she said. No other vehicles were involved.
After the bicyclist was taken from the scene by ambulance, the visibly-upset driver of the vehicle sat on a curb alongside Shoreline with a toddler and answered questions from police officers.
Shoreline was blocked off to oncoming traffic at First Street.
A blue water bottle lay in the middle of an eastbound Shoreline lane, circled with orange chalk by an investigating officer, and an aqua-blue bicycle lay in the intersection.
Shirey said she believes the bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
Additional details were not available. Shirey said the accident remains under investigation.
