Bicyclist- 14 year old Bend Resident
Driver- 74 year old Bend resident
On 7-17-19 at about 2017 hours, Bend Police and Fire were dispatched to the area of Highway 20 East and NE 27th Street for a report of a vehicle versus bicyclist accident. NE 27th Street was closed briefly for the investigation which determined the juvenile female was attempting to ride her bicycle across NE 27th Street near the Shell Stop and Go and misjudged the traffic flow. The juvenile female, who was not using the crosswalk, was struck by a vehicle traveling north on NE 27th Street and attempting to turn west.
The juvenile female was transported to St Charles by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.