A LONG-DISTANCE BICYCLIST WAS INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 1 NEAR SANTA CRUZ MONDAY. OFFICIALS SAY 33-YEAR-OLD EIRY BARTLETT WAS RIDING NORTHBOUND NEAR COAST ROAD WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A TRUCK SHORTLY AFTER 4 PM. THE VICTIM BROKE HER LEG DURING THE CRASH. THE 66-YEAR-OLD DRIVER STOPPED AND WAS COOPERATIVE WITH OFFICERS. BARTLETT WAS AIR-LIFTED TO SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THAT NIGHT.
