16-YEAR-OLD CRITICALLY INJURED IN BICYCLE ACCIDENT AT S 42ND AND SPRING STREETS IN OMAHA
Omaha, Nebraska (September 10, 2019) – A 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a bicycle accident Sunday night in Omaha, according to a local news source.
The accident was reported at about 11:45 p.m. September 8, in the area of S 42nd Street and Spring Street.
According to a preliminary investigation, Juana Mendez, 52, was driving a 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on S 42nd Street in the right curb lane. A bicyclist had been traveling southbound when he entered the roadway mid-block from the eastbound sidewalk and was hit by the Jeep.
The bicyclist was taken to Nebraska Medicine with a life-threatening head injury.
No further details were provided.
An investigation is underway.
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