By Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writer
Monday, August 30, 2010
ST. PETERSBURG – City Council chairwoman Leslie Curran was in a bicycle accident this morning, officials said, after another cyclist struck her.
Shortly before 8 a.m., Curran, 54, was riding her bike in the Lakewood Estates neighborhood. Another cyclist hit her at the intersection of Fairway Avenue S and Green Way S, officials said.
She was treated at the scene by St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and taken to Bayfront Medical Center. She is under observation in the critical care unit and is in stable condition, officials said.
Curran was wearing a helmet, officials said.
Curran talked with the St. Petersburg Times on Friday about bike safety after 16 cyclists were ticketed in a safety campaign. Curran told the Times she rides her bike a couple of times a week, usually by herself or with a friend.
She is the owner of Interior Motives Inc., an art gallery and design business. Curran, who has three children, is a lifelong St. Petersburg resident.
She was first elected to city council in 1989, then re-elected in 1993. She was later elected in 2005 and most recently reelected in 2009.