Pasco Bicyclist In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Car

LUTZ, FL — A 45-year-old Zephyrhills woman is in critical condition after falling off her bike on State Road 54 and being struck by a car.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, the bicyclist was riding west on State Road 54 in the eastbound bicycle lane. Another bicycle ridden by a 40-year-old Zephyrhills man was headed east on State Road 54 in the eastbound bicycle lane.

As the bicyclists approached one another, the 40-year-old Zephyrhills man moved to the south shoulder of the road to allow the 45-year-old woman to pass. While passing, the woman lost control and fell into the eastbound lane of SR 54.

She was struck by an 85-year-old Zephyrhills man who was driving a car east on State Road 54, just east of Bough Road.