HUNTINGTON BEACH : Bicyclist Arrested After Truck Hits Her
A 44-year-old Huntington Beach woman was arrested on suspicion of riding a bicycle under the influence of alcohol after she was struck Monday by a pickup truck and hospitalized with serious head injuries.
Linda Lewis was in serious condition at UCI Medical Center in Orange with major head injuries from the 6:51 a.m. traffic accident, Huntington Beach Police Lt. Jeff Cope said.
Cope said that Lewis was riding east at the intersection of Atlanta Avenue and Schooner Lane when she turned in front of a pickup truck that was going the same direction.
The truck struck her, throwing her off the bicycle. The driver was not cited.
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