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Addison bicyclist struck by truck in Glendale Heights

A 60-year-old Addison man was treated at an area hospital Wednesday morning after he was struck by a truck while riding his bicycle along Army Trail Road near Gladstone Drive in Glendale Heights.

Police said the victim, who they did not identify by name, was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.

The driver of the semitrailer truck, Victor Torres, 66, of Crystal Lake, was cited for improperly overtaking a bicyclist on a roadway.

Portions of Army Trail Road were closed while Glendale Heights police investigated the crash.

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