Story Published:
Nov 13, 2007 at 10:01 PM PST
Story Updated:
Nov 13, 2007 at 10:04 PM PST
MILWAUKIE, Ore. - A 20-year-old bicyclist ended up in the hospital Tuesday evening after hitting a car head-on.
The crash happened at Southeast McLoughlin and Southeast 22nd in Milwaukie.
The bicyclist, identified as Gabriel Lee King of Arcadia, California, was wearing a helmet and suffered non life-threatening injuries. He is currently in stable condition at the hospital.
The driver of the vehicle, 61-year-old Pamela Rumage of Milwaukie, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
The other bicyclist was not injured.
Here is how the crash happened, according to police:
- King was riding with another person northbound on Southeast McLoughlin on the shoulder of the southbound lane.
- As King crossed Southeast 22nd, he hit a 1997 Pontiac Bonneville head-on.
- The Bonneville was being driven southbound on Southeast McLoughlin and was preparing to make a right turn onto Southeast 22nd.
No citations were issued and police determined that alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
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