Crime & Safety

HP Woman Charged After Bicyclist Hit On Deerfield Road

The 38-year-old faces charges, including driving while license suspended.

A Highland Park woman accused of striking a bicyclist with her vehicle last week faces a slew of charged.

According to police, Laura Puga-Rodriguez, 38, of the 900 block of Deerfield Road was arrested and charged with driving while license suspended, failure to yield to a pedestrian and uninsured motor vehicle after police responded to an accident involving a bicyclist who was struck at 12:46 a.m. on July 14.

The above information is from the Highland Park Police Department. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

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