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13-Year-Old Cyclist Remains Critical After Collision at Antioch Intersection

With investigators ruling out speed and impairment, the traffic unit is gathering evidence.

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Overview

  • A 13-year-old boy on a bicycle was struck by a Nissan Pathfinder at about 6:46 p.m. Monday at Lone Tree Way and Muirwood Way and remains in critical but stable condition.
  • Officers at the scene provided immediate aid and arranged for the teen to be airlifted to a hospital with major injuries.
  • Preliminary findings indicate neither speeding nor impairment by drugs or alcohol contributed to the collision.
  • The Antioch Police Department’s traffic unit is collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses as part of its ongoing investigation.
  • The crash adds to a string of serious collisions involving vulnerable road users in Antioch and has renewed calls for improved bike infrastructure and traffic safety measures.