Deputy hit by car while riding his bicycle

At about 5 p.m., Deputy Art Gutierrez was riding in the bike lane along East Tanque Verde Road near North Dusty Lane when a passenger car came up behind him and struck him, said Deputy Tom Peine, a spokesman for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

Gutierrez was thrown from his bike, and crashed into the windshield of the car before landing on the roof of the car, Peine said. His bike was dragged for several feet under the car. When the car came to a stop, Gutierrez fell to the ground.

Gutierrez, who was wearing a helmet, was taken by ambulance to University of Arizona Medical Center where he remains in serious, but stable condition, Peine said.

The 23-year-old woman who hit Gutierrez remained at the scene. The investigation is ongoing and no citations have been issued, Peine said.