The 17-year-old juvenile was riding a bike north on Hoyt Avenue around 12:30 a.m. when he ran the red light and entered into traffic at the intersection with Memorial Drive, according to state police.
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A passenger car driver traveling east on Memorial Drive had a green light and was pulling out. The driver was able to stop in time to avoid hitting the teen, according to state police.
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The bicyclist was traveling north across the street into the path of a Muncie Police Department car, traveling west, that was approaching the intersection and also had the green light, according to state police.
“The Muncie Police Department car, driven by Officer Jacob Massoth, age 25, swerved to miss the bicyclist but was unable to avoid collision, hitting the bike with the left front of the car,” wrote Sgt. John Bowling, a Indiana State Police public information officer in a news release. “Ratcliff was transported from the scene by Delaware County EMS to I.U. Health’s Ball Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.”
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