Wilmette Life

Green Bay Road cyclist struck by car in Winnetka

Maps

Updated: August 6, 2012 6:16AM

A bicyclist traveling southbound on Green Bay Road in Winnetka was struck early Tuesday by a northbound driver attempting to turn west onto Willow Road.

The bicyclist, a 42-year-old Glencoe man, was transported by paramedics to Evanston Hospital for injuries not considered life-threatening, according to Deputy Chief Joseph Pellus of the Winnetka Police Department.

The driver, an 86-year-old Winnetka man, was cited for failure to yield when making a left turn. The accident happened at about 6:17 a.m., before the morning rush hour.

Winnetka police are not releasing the identity of either party to the accident.





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