PORT ANGELES — A bicyclist was listed in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Monday afternoon after she and her husband were struck by a pickup on U.S. Highway 101 that morning.
Jeanie Chellino, 54, and her husband, Domenic Chellino, were riding bicycles in the westbound lane of Highway 101 about 13 miles west of Port Angeles at 11:43 a.m., when they were both struck by a 1985 Toyota pickup driven by Anthony McKenzie, 28, of Port Angeles according to Trooper Russ Winger, State Patrol spokesman.
McKenzie was driving erratically and did not stop immediately after drifting off the road and striking both cyclists simultaneously, Winger said.
McKenzie was later forced off the road by another vehicle whose driver observed the wreck.
He was taken to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office where he was slated to undergo assessment for possible intoxication, Winger said.
Both bicyclists were taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles where Dominic Chellino was treated and discharged for minor scratches, Winger said.
Jeanie Chellino’s injuries were more serious which prompted the transfer to Harborview.
The couple, who live in Chenoa, Ill., were on their way to Sol Duc Hot Springs.
