Bicyclist injured after being struck by car
Las Vegas police investigate after a vehicle hit a bicycle, sending the bicyclist to the hospital, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The car involved in a crash with a bicycle is seen as Las Vegas police investigate the accident at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Pedestrians walk past an accident scene where a bicyclist was hit by a car near North Decatur Boulevard and West Washington Avenue, Wednesday morning, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police investigate after a vehicle hit a bicycle, sending the bicyclist to the hospital, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police investigate after a vehicle hit a bicycle, sending the bicyclist to the hospital, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police investigate after a vehicle hit a bicycle, sending the bicyclist to the hospital, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A shoe lays in the street near where Las Vegas police are investigating after a vehicle hit a bicycle, sending the bicyclist to the hospital, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police investigate after a vehicle hit a bicycle, sending the bicyclist to the hospital, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police investigate after a vehicle hit a bicycle, sending the bicyclist to the hospital, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A teenager riding a bicycle was hospitalized with serious injuries after colliding with a vehicle Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The crash occurred about 5:45 a.m., closing a northbound lane of Decatur Boulevard and a westbound lane of Washington Avenue.
The teen’s injuries were nonlife-threatening. The driver of the car was unharmed and will not be cited at this time, Las Vegas police said.
The lanes have been reopened.
This is a developing story. Check back here for details.
Review-Journal photographer Chase Stevens contributed to the report.
Contact reporter Kimberly De La Cruz at 702-383-0381, kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or on Twitter @KimberlyinLV.
