A bicyclist and a golf cart driver were both hospitalized after a collision in The Villages.
A 51-year-old New Smyrna Beach man was riding a bicycle at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the golf cart lane westbound on Belvedere Boulevard in the Village of Bonnybrook when he was struck from the rear by a 2015 Yamaha golf cart driven by a 91-year-old resident of the Village of Bonnybrook, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The golf cart was also westbound. After striking the bicyclist, the golf cart went on to crash into a palm tree in the lawn of a resident’s home.
The golf cart driver was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center. He said the sun had been in his eyes when the crash occurred. He was ticketed on a charge of careless driving.
The bicyclist was transported by ambulance to UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital in The Villages. He had been riding a Trek 7300 Multitrack bicycle.