FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Suffolk County Police arrested a woman who drove into a triathlon race route Sunday morning on Long Island and struck a bicyclist, seriously injuring him.
According to officials, Ramona Figueroa-Lopez, 29, was driving a 2023 Nissan SUV eastbound attempting to leave the parking lot of Smith Point County Park while the area was closed to traffic for the Smith Point Triathlon.
At about 7:15 a.m., the vehicle entered into the race route and struck a triathlete during the bicycle portion of the race.
The 43-year-old bicyclist was taken via Suffolk County Police medevac to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious physical injuries.
Figueroa-Lopez was not injured.
An adult female passenger in the car had minor injuries.
Figueroa-Lopez was charged with reckless driving, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and driving without a court ordered interlock device.
She was released on a desk appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in court on August 25.
The Nissan was impounded for a safety check.
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
