Police: Wrong way bicyclist hospitalized being hit by a car

Sep 23, 2024, 4:36 PM

A Salt Lake City Police Department patrol SUV parked on Redwood Road following a deadly crash near ...

FILE - A Salt Lake City Police Department patrol SUV parked on Redwood Road following a deadly crash near 755 South (SLCPD photo from July 9, 2023).

(SLCPD photo from July 9, 2023)

SALT LAKE CITY — A woman is in critical condition after being hit by a car Sunday morning, police say.

The Salt Lake City Police Department said at 12:07 a.m., an officer noticed a car stopped in the middle of 400 W. 800 South with its hazard lights on. The officer reported that a 45-year-old woman was lying on the road with multiple injuries.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and took the woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

According to police, the woman was riding a bicycle westbound in the eastbound lanes and struck the car head-on. Police reported that the driver stayed on the scene and cooperated with the investigation.

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Police: Wrong way bicyclist hospitalized being hit by a car