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Arnold Bernat, 67 in serious condition after being hit by log truck while bicycling on Gordon Highway in Columbia County, Georgia

Date:

Friday, May 8, 2015

Area:

Augusta, GA

A Columbia County sheriff’s reserve deputy, Arnold Bernat, 67 is severely hurt after being hit by a log truck while bicycling Friday. Bernat was bicycling on Gordon Highway at Gate 2 about 1 p.m. when he tried to make a left turn and was struck by a log truck traveling behind him. Bernat is being treated at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Officials said he was wearing a helmet. The driver of the truck, 59-year-old Marcus Meriweather, was cited for following too closely.