Newfoundland cyclist struck by SUV, recovering in hospital
A cyclist was struck and injured in Bonavista, N.L., on Monday evening by an SUV.
The 44-year-old male cyclist was taken to the hospital in St. John’s with serious injuries, although they’re not believed to be life-threatening.
The accident happened on Church Street and the driver, a 55-year-old female, was arrested shortly after and is due to appear in provincial court in Clarenville. She faces charges in the new year of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm after refusing to provide a breathalyzer test. She was released from custody shortly after.
Newfoundland, according to recent census data, Â has the lowest rate of cyclist commuters in the country, but St. John’s is in the midst of a bicycle infrastructure upgrade that began in 2011.
