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Wheat Ridge Police: Bicyclist Leaves After Car Swerves To Avoid Them, Leading To Head-On Crash

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) -- A bicyclist left the scene of a crash Sunday morning after a driver in a car swerved avoid them, resulting in a head-on crash, Wheat Ridge Police Department shared on Twitter.

head-on crash (Wheat Ridge PD)
(credit: Wheat Ridge PD)

According to the Wheat Ridge PD tweet, police were near the intersection with Sheridan Boulevard and W 28th Avenue, where a car swerved to avoid a bicyclist. That car then sideswiped another vehicle on Sheridan southbound and pushed it into northbound lanes. This caused a head-on crash with a third vehicle.

One adult was seriously injured. Another adult and a child were also hurt in the crash.

Police say the bicyclist involved left the crash scene and was not named as of Sunday.

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