Pinellas Park police investigating serious crash involving bicyclist
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A bicyclist was involved in a serious crash in Pinellas Park, police said.
The crash occurred Monday morning on Bryan Dairy Road near U.S. Highway 19 North. Pinellas Park police said the driver of a white Dodge Durango was heading west on Bryan Dairy Road, west of U.S. 19, when Kandice Hamel, a 36-year-old woman from Bradenton, crossed the center median on an electric bicycle.
Hamel traveled into the path of the Dodge and was struck. She was thrown from the electric bicycle and has severe injuries, police said. Hamel was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Officials said the driver of the Dodge – a 45-year-old man from Tampa – stopped and remained at the crash scene.
Westbound traffic of Bryan Dairy Road was closed at the U.S. 19 intersection for the investigation, but police reopened the roadway around 10 a.m.
Police said it doesn't appear that speed or impairment were factors in the crash and are continuing to investigate.