crashed with a bicyclist this afternoon when he was driving a city-owned Prius one block from City Hall.

The bicyclist, Tasia Bernie, said the mayor "came to a really quick stop" at the intersection of Southwest Fourth Avenue and Columbia Street. The mayor was making a left turn but stopped to avoid a pedestrian, Bernie said. She then crashed into the back of his Prius and fell to the pavement.

Adams immediately got out of the car and introduced himself to the bicyclist as the mayor. He also gave her his card. There were several witnesses, including a large group of schoolchildren who appeared to be on a field trip.

Bernie said she scraped her knuckles but was not seriously injured.

"A cyclist crashed into him, to be very clear," Adams spokeswoman Amy Ruiz said.

Ruiz said Adams had a green light and was about to turn onto Fourth Avenue when a pedestrian approached through the intersection. Ruiz said Adams heard or felt a bump on the back right of the Prius and stopped to find out what happened.

While on the side of the street, Adams and another biker helped the woman.

"He spoke with her for a while, made sure she was OK," Ruiz said.

Ruiz said the pedestrian has contacted the city and is willing to provide a statement about what happened. Names and contact information for the pedestrian and biker have been forwarded to the city's risk department, and officials may contact both today.

Adams was headed to Lincoln High School with Antoinette Edwards, his director of public safety, for an anti-bullying event featuring U.S. Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez.

Asked whether Adams felt like he was at fault, Ruiz said, "No, he does not."