Bicyclist struck, killed by car at Memorial Park

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities are investigating a deadly auto-pedestrian accident at Memorial Park.

Authorities are investigating a deadly auto-pedestrian accident at Memorial Park.

It happened around 7:30pm in the 6700 block of Memorial Drive.

Witnesses say the bike rider had started to cross the street but then turned around to go back. That's when an oncoming car heading westbound on Memorial struck him then crashed into a light pole.

"I was walking around the corner and I heard a big thump, like the earth had shaken. So immediately, I knew somebody was in trouble and had a horrible crash," witness Charlotte Jolivet said.

Authorities say the bicyclist died at the scene, and the driver of the car was transported to a hospital in an undisclosed condition.

"Well you definitely have to be careful. This is a busy time of day, this is a busy park with a lot of people on bikes, people running and then the cars on the street. This is a pretty fast street," HPD Sgt. Johnnie McFarland said.

Other bikers at the park know agree.

"We stay on the back bike paths. We have the lights, we have the reflectors and try to have the hats but we try not to get on the streets because the cars can't see us all the time," a bicyclist at the park said.

The identities of the cyclist and driver of the cars have not yet been released.

Officials have shut down the outbound lanes of Memorial at Memorial Loop as the investigation continues.

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