WATSONVILLE — A man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after he was struck on his bicycle by a pickup truck on Rodriguez Street.
Watsonville Police Sgt. Donny Thul said the male driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling westbound on Second Street when he stopped at the intersection at Rodriguez Street. While proceeding through the intersection after stopping, the driver, for unknown reasons, ran into an elderly man riding his bicycle southbound on Rodriguez Street at about 4:30 p.m.
The man was flown to a Bay Area trauma center, and his condition is currently unknown. The driver is cooperating with the investigation, Thul said, and drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the collision.
It is unknown who is at fault in the incident, Thul said.
The investigation is ongoing. The roadway was fully reopened at 7 p.m.
This article will be updated.
