Bicyclist Injured in Accident on West Main Street

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A Monday morning accident sent a bicyclist to the hospital and left a driver facing charges. It happened about 7:30 a.m. in the 900 block of West Main Street.

Charlottesville police say a Subaru Forester tried to take a left, and did not see a bicyclist in the eastbound lane. The rider ran into the side of the vehicle.

The bicyclist, a 21-year-old Charlottesville man, is being treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He is listed in guarded condition.

The driver of the Forester, 44-year-old Lynn Butler of Charlottesville, was charged with failure to yield the right of way.

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