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Pickup-vs-bicycle accident in Council Bluffs

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June 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A bicyclist was injured early this (Monday) morning in Council Bluffs, when he was hit by a pickup truck. Council Bluffs Police say 48-year old Mark Holeton, of Council Bluffs, was transported by Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The accident happened at around 12:21-a.m., at the intersection of S. 3rd and 16th Avenues. Officials say 26-year old Nicholas Erisman, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 1997 Dodge Dakota northbound on Harry Langdon (S. 3rd Ave.), and as he turned west onto 16th Avenue, he struck Holeton, who was stopped facing east on 16th. Erisman was cited for Improper Turning Movements.