Vehicle strikes bicyclist crossing Blackstone Avenue in Fresno, police say
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- Fresno police report a bicyclist struck on Blackstone at Gettysburg.
- A 25-year-old woman suffered injuries and was hospitalized in stable condition.
- Police attribute fault to bicyclist for median jump and distracted riding.
A bicyclist was struck by a vehicle on a busy Fresno roadway Friday afternoon.
Officers responded to the intersection of Blackstone and Gettysburg avenues just before 5 p.m., where they found a 25-year-old woman with injuries.
She was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.
According to officers, the bicyclist was at fault, as she was riding east across Blackstone, jumped the center median while holding her cell phone, and was not paying attention when she was struck by a northbound vehicle.
Police said the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee