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.