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The driver of a red Jeep Cherokee involved in a bicycle versus car accident talks with police at the scene Friday. The driver, identified as Noah Gilbertson, has been cited.

(Stuart Tomlinson/Staff)

The driver who hit a bicyclist in Southeast Portland on Friday morning is being cited for careless driving with serious injury to a vulnerable person, Portland police have announced.

Police investigators said Noah Gilbertson, 25, was driving a Jeep Cherokee when he struck bicyclist Peter Anderson, 37, at Southeast 26th Avenue and Powell Boulevard. Anderson had a green light and the right-of-way when he was struck at 11:12 a.m. Friday.



Portland police Officer Kevin Felts said Anderson was traveling north on Southeast 26th Avenue and Gilbertson was driving east on Southeast Powell Boulevard at the time of the collision. Anderson was taken to a Portland hospital for injuries described as not life-threatening.

Under Oregon law, careless driving that contributes to an accident is a Class A traffic violation. Penalties for careless driving that contributes to a serious physical injury can include having to complete a traffic safety course, performing 100 to 200 hours of community service, paying a fine of up to $12,500 or having driving privileges suspended for one year.

The crash was at the same intersection outside Cleveland High School where a bicyclist collided with a truck on May 10. Alistair Stephen Corkett was riding south on 26th when he collided with a pickup driven by Barry Scott Allen, 42. Corkett's right leg was severed in the collision.

-- Amy Wang

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503-294-5914

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