Hudson boy airlifted after bicycle crash on State Road 52
A 10-year-old Hudson boy was hit twice while crossing SR-52 near Victory Drive and airlifted with serious injuries, raising fresh concern about roadside crossings.
A 10-year-old Hudson boy was airlifted to an area hospital after his bicycle was struck twice on State Road 52 near Victory Drive, a crash that unfolded in the middle of a busy east-west corridor lined with commercial entrances and gas station access points. The child suffered serious injuries after trying to cross the highway from the Circle K at 7611 SR-52.
Florida Highway Patrol said the boy exited the Circle K on his bicycle and entered the roadway at about 12:25 p.m. Friday, June 13. A 45-year-old Hudson woman was driving a westbound Kia Niro in the center lane when the bicycle entered her path and was hit. The force of that impact threw the child into the inside westbound lane, where he was struck a second time by a westbound Ford F-350 driven by a 35-year-old Riverview man.
Emergency crews airlifted the boy because of the seriousness of his injuries. Both drivers were reported to have escaped injury. Troopers had not publicly released the boy’s name or the names of the two drivers Friday.
The crash occurred in the Bayonet Point and Hudson area of Pasco County, where SR-52 carries steady traffic through shopping strips, driveways and roadside businesses. That mix of faster-moving through traffic and frequent turning movements makes crossings especially difficult for bicyclists and pedestrians, particularly near places where drivers may not expect someone to step or ride into the travel lanes.
State crash records maintained by Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles can take up to 10 days to become available, and the state’s crash dashboard tracks totals, fatalities, injuries, bicycle crashes and bicycle fatalities. Florida Highway Patrol’s incident system is updated every five minutes, though incidents inside city limits do not always appear on the map. As the boy remained hospitalized Friday, the collision stood as a stark reminder of how quickly a routine ride from a gas station can turn into a life-threatening emergency on one of the county’s most heavily traveled roads.
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