Road Rash, Facial Edition

According to a press release from Eureka Police Department:

Man Crashes Bicycle - Booked for DUI on a Bike

On 7/19/10 at about 11:09p.m. the Eureka Police Department received a report of a man laying in the roadway near a bicycle in the 900 block of Harris Street.  Officers responded and found a man, later identified as Kirk BALLEGEER of Eureka, laying in the street bleeding from the head.

It appeared as if he had crashed his bicycle in the street and hit his head on the pavement.  He was not wearing a helmet.  There was no evidence of any other vehicle being involved in the collision.

EFD and City Ambulance personnel responded to the scene and evaluated Ballegeer.  He was transported by ambulance to St Joseph Hospital where he was treated and released for minor head injuries.  

Ballegeer was subsequently booked into the Humboldt County Correctional facility for drunk driving on a bike and violation of probation.