There was a moment a shear terror just before being launched into the air by the front end of a Plymouth minivan. Fear was swept away by pain, and the loud crunch of his helmet breaking against the hard ground. Confusion flooded in. What the hell just happened?
At around 8:30 a.m. on October 24th, a 33 year old lab technician was riding his bicycle to work on Lincoln Avenue in Skokie when he was hit by the front end of a 1999 Plymouth Voyager minivan. The crash occurred mid-block, near 7501 North Lincoln, in front of Sigler's Auto Center. The minivan driver had shot across four lanes of traffic, attempting to go from the driveway of an apartment complex into the parking lot of Sigler's, when he smashed into the left side of the cyclist, pedaling northbound in the curbside lane. The impact threw him high into the air before planting him on his head and shoulder on the sidewalk that had been on his right. He was transported from the scene via ambulance to Skokie Hospital.
The driver admitted that he failed to see the cyclist before attempting his maneuver and was ticketed by police at the scene. My law firm is representing the injured cyclist.
I ride that bit of Lincoln all the time on my bike commute, the drivers there are extremely aggressive as a general rule.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, that section of Lincoln seems to have particularly aggressive drivers on it, despite being a signed bike route within Skokie city limits.
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