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LAKEPORT, Calif. – A young Lakeport man suffered major injuries on Tuesday evening when he was hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.
Oscar Dominguez, 18, was injured in the crash, which occurred at approximately 6:16 p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said the driver in the crash was Amanda Gonzalez, 23, of Lucerne.
Gonzalez was driving a 2010 Jeep Liberty westbound on 11th Street and preparing to turn left onto southbound Highway 29, while at the same time Dominguez was riding his Greg Lemond bicycle eastbound, approaching the intersection with the southbound Highway 29 onramp, the CHP said.
As Gonzalez made her left turn, Dominguez struck the right front of Gonzalez’s vehicle. The CHP said he was thrown from his bike, struck the Jeep’s windshield and then landed on the asphalt roadway.
Lakeport Fire and the CHP responded to the scene, requesting a REACH air ambulance, according to the report.
The CHP said Dominguez was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with a broken left femur, broken left hand, broken rib, bruised lung and several contusions.
No alcohol or drugs are suspected to have contributed to the collision, which remains under investigation by Officer Randy Forslund, the CHP said.
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