A BICYCLIST HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED TO A SANTA CLARA COUNTY HOSPITALYESTERDAY (THUR) AFTERNOON AFTER BEING HIT BY A PICK-UP TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT 3:55 P-M WHEN THE CYCLIST WHO WAS SOUTHBOUND ON BAY AVENUE IN SANTA CRUZWAS STRUCK BY THE TRUCK TURNING LEFT ON LAGUNA STREET. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK TOLD POLICE THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES WHEN HIT THE BICYCLE.
