Driver hits bicyclist on Big Lake Road

Cloquet police officers responded to a call reporting a teenage bicyclist struck by a car just after 1:20 p.m. Tuesday on Big Lake Road in Cloquet.

Early reports on Tuesday suggested three bicyclists were northbound on Trettel Lane, crossing Big Lake Road to Reservation Road when a vehicle driving westbound on Big Lake Road struck one of the bicyclists.

The victim, a 13-year-old Cloquet girl, was treated by members of the Cloquet Area Fire District and transported to Essentia Hospital in Duluth. Her condition was not known.

The driver of the vehicle, a 23-year-old woman, was uninjured. Driver impairment does not appear to be a factor, police reported.

The victim was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The crash is under investigation. The Minnesota State Patrol is conducting a reconstruction of the crash scene. CPD was assisted by the Fond du Lac Police Department, Cloquet Area Fire District, Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, and the State Patrol.