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Tyler man arrested for intoxication assault with vehicle after reportedly hitting cyclist

The cyclist was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

TYLER, Texas — A Tyler man has been arrested for intoxication assault with a vehicle after police say he hit a cyclist Thursday night.

According to the Tyler Police Department, the crash occurred around 7 pm. at the intersection of Old Jacksonville Highway and Oak Creek Boulevard, near Bruno's. 

Witnesses told officers a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and struck the bicyclist before crashing into a wooded area. 

The cyclist was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

CBS19's newspaper partner, the Tyler Morning Telegraph, reports the driver of the vehicle, identified as Zachary Tatman, 23, was also injured and treated at a Tyler medical center.

Credit: Smith County Jail

On Friday, Tatman was booked into the Smith County Jail. He posted his $10,000 bond the same day.

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