CAR STRIKES BICYCLIST IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ILLINOIS CAUSING INJURY
A bicyclist was injured when a car with ice and snow on the windshield struck him from behind early Sunday, December 21, 2008. Jonathon McGrew of the 600 block of West Church Street, Champaign, was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital following the accident at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, according to a Champaign police report.
According to the police report, McGrew was wearing a reflective vest and riding his bike north on Prospect Avenue near Harvard Street. A vehicle being driven by Anthony Antrim, 200 block of West Green Street, Champaign County, collided with McGrew while also headed north on Prospect.
Although their statements differed, Antrim said the bicyclist veered in front of him, and he temporarily lost sight of McGrew because his windshield was only 50 percent clear of frost and ice. According to the report, Antrim struck McGrew's bike from behind, causing McGrew to suffer a broken leg. Antrim assisted McGrew into his car and took him to the hospital for treatment. Antrim was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and having an obstructed windshield.
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