Police said the driver failed to yield and had faulty brakes on his pickup.
...Emergency medical responders took Hall to HCMC with “significant injuries,” said Deputy Police Chief Kimberly Clauson. An HCMC spokeswoman said Vick was in satisfactory condition.
Clauson said pickup driver William E. Vick Jr., 49, of Columbia Heights, was turning right before dawn from southbound Normandale onto Old Shakopee and hit Hall, whose bicycle had all the required safety lights and reflectors.
Officers arrived at the scene and cited Vick for failing to yield and “operating a vehicle with brakes not in working order,” the deputy chief said. The Minnesota Star Tribune reached out to Vick for comment on Monday about the crash, and he declined to respond.
Court records show that Vick’s driving history includes five convictions for driving after his license was revoked, three for driving without proof of insurance and one each for driving an unregistered vehicle, having expired tabs, disobeying a stop sign and speeding. The state Department of Public Safety said Monday that Hall’s license was valid at the time of the crash....