A 25-year-old cyclist was injured after being struck by a car Saturday morning on PR-3 in the Daguao neighborhood of Naguabo, Puerto Rico. According to preliminary information from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, the accident occurred at 10:07 AM, when a 34-year-old woman from Río Grande was driving a light blue 2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE from south to north.
When officers arrived, they found the cyclist, identified as Marcos A. Vergara Rodríguez, a resident of Aguas Buenas, had allegedly invaded the lane in which the vehicle was traveling in the opposite direction, and he was struck by the car’s left front. As a result of the collision, Vergara Rodríguez fell to the pavement and suffered injuries and trauma.
Emergency medical personnel treated him at the scene and then transported him to a hospital in the Fajardo area. His condition was described as stable. Agent Juan Rodríguez Cabán is in charge of the investigation.