By Khalida Sarwari
A 52-year-old man was seriously injured after an SUV struck him as he was riding his bicycle in Los Gatos Wednesday morning.
The collision occurred around 7:40 a.m. on Los Gatos Boulevard, just south of state Highway 9, according to police.
Officers from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, along with Santa Clara County firefighters and paramedics responded and found the cyclist, Bahram Saghari, of Los Gatos, suffering from injuries to his head.
He was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition today.
The collision occurred when the driver of a Ford Explorer, identified as 42-year-old San Jose resident Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Gallegos, made a left turn from southbound Highway 9 onto eastbound Wheeler Avenue and was broadsided by Saghari, who was riding in the bicycle lane on northbound Los Gatos Boulevard, police said.
At that time, northbound traffic was backed up for the red signal light at the intersection of Highway 9, police said.
Police said Saghari had been wearing a bicycle helmet.
Rodriguez-Gallegos was cited at the scene for not having a license.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about the collision is asked to call Sgt. Steve Walpole at (408) 354-6851.