Collier County, FL : Alejo Vasquez, 23, seriously injured in bicycle accident on Lake Trafford Road in Collier County on Thursday, November 27, 2014

A bicyclist was injured Thursday after he was struck by a vehicle in Collier County. Alejo Vasquez, 23, was seriously injured in the crash and taken to Lee Memorial Hospital, according to Florida Highway Patrol. A vehicle was traveling east on Lake Trafford Road when Vasquez began to travel northwest crossing Lake Trafford Road into the vehicle's path, according to an FHP report. The driver tried to avoid the collision, according to FHP, however the front of the vehicle hit the bicycle and the cyclist was thrown from it. Source : Bicyclist seriously injured in Collier Co. crash