Driver blew stop sign, critically injured cyclist in Avalon Park, police say
A 47-year-old bicyclist was critically injured in Chicago's Avalon Park neighborhood after a driver failed to stop at a stop sign. The driver was issued multiple citations following the Monday afternoon collision.
A motorist was issued several citations after allegedly blowing a stop sign and hitting a 47-year-old man riding a bicycle, critically injuring him Monday evening in Avalon Park on the South Side. The bicyclist was riding west in the 8200 block of South Blackstone Avenue when he was hit by a vehicle whose driver failed to stop at the stop sign around 5:30 p.m., Chicago police said. The man was critically injured and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. The driver,…
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