Crime & Safety

Helmet Saves 10-year-old Bicyclist from Traumatic Head Injury, Says City

The child rolled onto the hood of the car and struck his head on the windshield, shattering the glass, in an accident on the 1000 block of 10th Street on Dec. 21.

Editor's Note: The City of Coronado released the following announcement.

On Saturday, Dec. 21 about 11 a.m., a 10 year-old bicyclist was struck by a car in the 1000 block of 10th Street. The young cyclist was playing with a friend and rode from an alleyway on to the 1000 block of 10th Street without checking for cross traffic. A 2007 Chevy driven by a 23 year-old man was travelling about 25 miles per hour East on 10th Street. The driver of the car did not have time to brake or make an evasive maneuver to avoid the bicyclist. 

At impact, the child rolled onto the hood of the car and struck his head on the windshield, shattering the glass. The cyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, saving him from a traumatic head injury. The child was transported to the hospital with only minor cuts and scrapes.

The relative absence of serious injury resulting from this collision is a clear lesson about the importance of wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle.

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