Jason Pohl, The Coloradoan FORT COLLINS, CO
A man riding a bicycle was hospitalized Thursday morning after a crash with a U.S. Postal Service truck that failed to yield, police said.
The
rider of a yellow bicycle was traveling north about 11 a.m. along
Automation Way near Horsetooth Road.
The bicyclist, riding on the
sidewalk against traffic, collided with a mail truck that was turning
out of a parking lot, police at the scene said.
Neither
the man's name nor age were immediately available. Poudre Valley
Hospital EMS treated and transported the man, who appeared to have an
arm injury, to Medical Center of the Rockies.
He was awake and talking
at the scene, police said, and he was expected to be released from the
hospital later on Thursday.
Traffic, already slow in the
area due to road construction, crawled around the crash site while
police took measurements and cleaned up broken glass.
Police
cited the 45-year-old female driver for failing to yield the right of
way.
Bikes are legally allowed to ride either way on sidewalks, though
police highly discourage traveling against traffic.
Motorists are
legally responsible to yield the right of way when leaving private
property — that's why the mail truck's driver was cited.