Biker injures foot in car/bicycle accident

Published 10:01 am Monday, August 10, 2015

A 51-year-old Austin man was taken to the hospital after he injured his foot in a bicycle/car crash Saturday night in southwest Austin.

Police Chief Brian Krueger said the man was biking south on Seventh Street Southwest at about 9 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by a 69-year-old driver of a white Dodge Neon driving east down an alley between Third and Fourth avenues.

The victim had dressed in all black with no reflective gear and the area is dimly lit.

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The victim said the car ran over his right foot. Gold Cross Ambulance transported him to Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin.