Authorities are investigating a deadly auto-pedestrian
accident at Memorial Park. It happened around 7:30pm in the 6700 block of
Memorial Drive.
Witnesses say the bike rider had started to cross the
street but then turned around to go back. That's when an oncoming car heading
westbound on Memorial struck him then crashed into a light pole.
"I was walking around the corner and I heard a big
thump, like the earth had shaken. So immediately, I knew somebody was in
trouble and had a horrible crash," witness Charlotte Jolivet said.
Authorities say the bicyclist died at the scene, and the
driver of the car was transported to a hospital in an undisclosed condition.
"Well you definitely have to be careful. This is a
busy time of day; this is a busy park with a lot of people on bikes, people
running and then the cars on the street. This is a pretty fast street,"
HPD Sgt. Johnnie McFarland said.
Other bikers at the park know agree.
"We stay on the back bike paths. We have the lights,
we have the reflectors and try to have the hats but we try not to get on the
streets because the cars can't see us all the time," a bicyclist at the
park said.
The identities of the cyclist and driver of the cars have
not yet been released. Officials have shut down the outbound lanes of Memorial
at Memorial Loop as the investigation continues.
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