Bicyclist Seriously Hurt At Crash On Larkin Avenue

Joliet IL

21 July, 2021

4:14 PM

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JOLIET, IL — A 22-year-old man is in serious condition Wednesday afternoon after his bicycle was struck by a sports utility vehicle near a busy west side intersection in Joliet. The collision happened at 1:15 p.m. along Larkin Avenue near Black Road. Joliet Fire Chief Greg Blaskey told Joliet Patch the young man was found unconscious on the pavement when firefighter/paramedics arrived at the crash scene. The Joliet Fire Department's Ambulance 5 rushed the man to the AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center several blocks away. His condition was serious, the chief said. By 2:30 p.m. several Joliet police officers were busy investigating the circumstances of the wreck and interviewing the motorist who collided with the injured bicyclist. A young man was seriously injured after his bicycle was hit along Larkin Avenue in Joliet on Wednesday afternoon. John Ferak/Patch