Itโs always important to keep an eye out for bicyclists on Wesley Chapel roads, especially near schools, as the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reports that a 17-year-old bicyclist recently was struck on Mansfield Blvd.
FHP says that at around 7:14 a.m. on September 15, Meadow Pointe resident Laura Marie Dion, 52, was stopped at the entrance to Dr. John Long Middle School in her black Honda Civic, facing east. At the same time, a Wiregrass Ranch High (WRH) student was traveling north on the sidewalk on the western side of Mansfield Blvd.
The FHP report says that Dion attempted to turn onto southbound Mansfield Blvd., but didnโt see the bicyclist entering the crosswalk. As a result, Dionโs Civic struck the studentโs bicycle, causing it to come to final rest in the median. The bicyclist suffered minor injuries and was transported to Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC, located off Bruce B. Downs Blvd.) for treatment.
Dion was cited for failing to yield to the right-of-way at a crosswalk.
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