This just in from PPB: We’ll post full story on the Front Page once we get more details…
TRAFFIC CLOSED ON DIVISION EAST OF 122ND AVENUE – BICYCLIST STRUCK BY VEHICLE
News Release from Portland Police Bureau
Posted on FlashAlert: July 10th, 2013 4:37 PM
This afternoon, Wednesday July 10, 2013, at 3:58 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to the report of a bicyclist injured after being struck by a van on Southeast Division, east of 122nd Avenue.Officers and medical personnel arrived and the bicyclist was transported to a Portland hospital with potential life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle has remained at the scene.
An on-duty Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was at the scene and has also been transported to a Portland hospital with an unknown medical condition.
The Traffic Division’s Major Crash Team is responding to conduct an investigation.
Both directions of Southeast Division Street is closed East of 122nd Avenue.
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Scary. I live a few blocks from there along Division. Typically people are ok driving along there, but the average speed is closer to 45 than the speed limit of 35.
The article on Oregon Live says that the cyclist is expected to survive. I was glad to see that they omitted the obligatory comment about whether the cyclist was wearing a helmet. There’s a scary photo of the bike under the van. No helmet will save a person who’s run over by a van.