Woman Riding Bicycle Collides With SUV

Bicyclist Did Not Stop At Flashing Red Light

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Posted: 02/01/2012
Last Updated: 476 days ago

A woman was hospitalized Wednesday with a compound leg fracture that she suffered when her bicycle collided with a sport utility vehicle in La Jolla, police said.

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The crash occurred at the intersection of Girard Avenue and Pearl Street at 4:49 p.m. Tuesday, said San Diego police Officer Dino Delimitros.

The victim, a woman in her 20s, was riding northbound on Girard Avenue and crossing Pearl Street against a flashing red signal when she collided with a Ford SUV driven by a woman in her 40s, he said.

The woman was transported to a hospital for treatment a compound leg fracture, Delimitros said. The crash was being investigated by the SDPD Traffic Division.

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