A bicyclist sustained life-threatening injuries Friday night after being struck by a Montgomery County police vehicle, according to police.
At approximately 11:10 p.m., police Officer James O’Rourke was driving in a marked police vehicle near the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Jones Bridge Road in Bethesda when he struck a man riding a bicycle, police said.
Police said O’Rourke was responding to a “routine call for service,” and did not have emergency equipment activated at the time of the collision.
O’Rourke was not injured in the collision, but the bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
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The bicyclist’s identity was not immediately released, pending notification of family.
