Photos: Stephanie McGeary


Emergency personnel are currently on the scene of a serious incident that happened within the last hour on Spear Avenue between Alliance and West End Road in Arcata in which a bicyclist was struck by collided with a vehicle.

APD Sgt. Chris Ortega tells the Outpost that the bicyclist sustained major injuries and that they’ve been taken to the hospital by ambulance.

The stretch of Spear where the collision occurred is currently closed to traffic.