A 22-year-old Airlie Beach man was charged with riding a bicycle under the influence after he collided head-on with a triathlete at Airlie Beach yesterday morning.
About 8.30am, the man was allegedly riding down the wrong side of the road when he collided with a 20-year-old South Australian man competing in the Airlie Beach Triathlon.
Both men were taken to Proserpine Hospital. The South Australian man was later airlifted to Townsville Hospital with life-threatening injuries and the Airlie Beach man was treated for a broken collar bone.
Under Queensland's drink driving laws, the penalties for drink-riding are the same as drink-driving, with offenders running the risk of having their driver's licence disqualified or being jailed for repeat offences.
The Airlie Beach man will appear in Prosperpine Magistrates Court on October 27.
Triathlete in critical condition after cycling crash - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
About 8.30am, the man was allegedly riding down the wrong side of the road when he collided with a 20-year-old South Australian man competing in the Airlie Beach Triathlon.
Both men were taken to Proserpine Hospital. The South Australian man was later airlifted to Townsville Hospital with life-threatening injuries and the Airlie Beach man was treated for a broken collar bone.
Under Queensland's drink driving laws, the penalties for drink-riding are the same as drink-driving, with offenders running the risk of having their driver's licence disqualified or being jailed for repeat offences.
The Airlie Beach man will appear in Prosperpine Magistrates Court on October 27.
Triathlete in critical condition after cycling crash - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)