10:39 AM: A commercial truck driver was cited for making an illegal U-turn after striking and injuring a bicyclist on San Francisco’s Market Street on Tuesday night, a police spokesman said today.
The collision was reported at 10:03 p.m. at Market and Front streets.
The truck driver, a 31-year-old man, struck the bicyclist while turning his vehicle around, police spokesman Officer Gordon Shyy said.
The cyclist, a 34-year-old man, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for a broken arm and other injuries that are not considered life-threatening, Shyy said.
The truck driver was cited at the scene for making an illegal U-turn, then was released, Shyy said.
9:06 AM: A bicyclist was hospitalized after being hit by a commercial truck making a U-turn on San Francisco’s Market Street on Tuesday night, police said today.
The collision was reported at 10:03 p.m. at Market and Front streets.
The bicyclist was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.
The truck driver was cited and released at the scene. Police spokesman Officer Gordon Shyy said he did not yet know what the driver was cited for.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
