CYCLIST HIT BY CAR, PUT ON LIFE SUPPORT.Byline: Greg GREG Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River (US National Park Service) Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - A Palmdale bicyclist was hospitalized and on life support after he was struck by a car. Rogelio Lopez, 32, suffered critical head injuries when he was hit by a car driven by a 77-year-old Palmdale woman just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Avenue Q near 25th Street East, officials said. ``He was pretty much in the right area but there is some question as to how far out in the roadway he was,'' said Palmdale sheriff's station Traffic Deputy Jeff Perkins. ``It's all still under investigation.'' Fern St. Clair was driving west on Avenue Q at an unknown speed when her 1997 Pontiac Bonneville The Pontiac Bonneville was an automobile built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1958 to 2005. Introduced as a limited production performance convertible in the Pontiac Star Chief model range during the 1957 model year, the Bonneville became its own series in 1958. hit Lopez, who was riding west also. Lopez was thrown onto the pavement pavement, the wearing surface of a road, street, or sidewalk. Parts of Babylon and Troy are believed to have been paved; Roman roads were noted for their durable stone paving. Cobblestones were common from late medieval times into the 19th cent. . When paramedics arrived, they began resuscitation resuscitation /re·sus·ci·ta·tion/ (-sus?i-ta´shun) restoration to life of one apparently dead. cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts and flew him by helicopter to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County/USC Medical Center. He underwent surgery and was placed on life support. St. Clair was not injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. , officials said. She told investigators that she did not see Lopez in time to stop. Investigators said they do not believe that speed was a factor in the collision because she was approaching a stop sign. Officials say it will be several days before they complete their investigation and are able to make a determination of fault, if any. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sheriff's Deputy George Guevara examines a bike hit by a motorist. Cyclist Rogelio Lopez, 32, was critically injured. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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