Crime & Safety
Bicyclist Hurt After Collision In Southington: Police
The incident happened outside a supermarket shopping plaza Thursday night.
SOUTHINGTON, CT — A 21-year-old bicyclist was injured Thursday night when he collided with a motor vehicle near a Southington shopping plaza.
According to the Southington Police Department, the incident happened just before 9:15 a.m., when local police, firefighters, and emergency medical responders were called to an area near the Shoprite Plaza, 785 Queen St.
They were responding to a report of a car colliding with a bicyclist.
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Police said a 37-year-old Waterbury woman in a 2005 Ford Explorer was turning right onto Queen Street from the Shoprite parking lot when a bicyclist entered the intersection at the same time.
The bicyclist, identified as a resident of Bristol, then slammed into the vehicle's front, right headlight, according to police.
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According to the SPD, the bicyclist was conscious and alert and appeared to suffer only minor injuries.
He was, however, taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, police said.
The case is still under investigation and anyone with added information is asked to call SPD Officer Matthew Leary at 860-621-0101, ext. 2467.
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