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Traffic delays after truck hits biker on Courtney Campbell Causeway

 
Published March 12, 2015

CLEARWATER — A bicyclist suffered serious injuries after being hit by a truck on the Courtney Campbell Causeway about 4:30 p.m., according to the Clearwater police.

All westbound traffic was being diverted by the Tampa Police Department, and eastbound traffic was sluggish as police investigated.

Driving the truck for Concrete Pump Dispatch of Safety Harbor was Bradley Earle Land, 25.

The truck hit the biker, 32-year-old Michael James Belanger, as he biked on the right side of the westbound lanes near the small bridge on the causeway, police said.

Belanger was taken to Tampa General Hospital.

Police continue to investigate.