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Ruskin bicyclist hit by car, in critical condition

 
Published Jan. 1, 2015

TAMPA — A 57-year-old man is in critical condition after he swerved into traffic on his bicycle Wednesday night and was hit by a car.

James Garrett of Ruskin was peddling his bike westbound on the north shoulder of Shell Point Road near 12th Street NW when he moved into traffic. He was hit by a 1998 Acura also going westbound. Andrew Crosby, 24, of Ruskin, was driving the car and was not injured.

Garrett was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital and is in critical condition.