Athol teen hurt in pickup-bicycle collision

ATHOL - A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after his bicycle was struck by a pickup truck Friday afternoon on State Highway 54 in Athol.

Deven M. Ratcliff was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane after he was injured in a 12:32 p.m. crash just west of U.S. 95, near the railroad tracks, Idaho State Police reported.

Ratcliff was riding westbound on the north shoulder of Highway 54 when he turned in front of a 1999 Ford F-250 driven by Julie K. Clemens, 68, of Sagle, police reported.

Clemens was unable to stop prior to striking Ratcliff, who was wearing a helmet, police said. She was not injured in the accident.

Ratcliff's condition was unavailable at press time.