14 Hurt When Car Plows Into Group of Bicyclists
From Times Wire Services
A motorist swerved over the center lane in a no-passing zone in St. Petersburg and plowed into a group of oncoming bicyclists on a weekly outing, injuring 14 of them, officials said.
Joseph Pastore, 60, said he was trying to pass a slow-moving car when he struck the group, police said, adding that investigators initiated tests to see whether Pastore was impaired by alcohol or medication.
The cyclists’ injuries were not life-threatening, officials said.
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