A 62-year-old Tusculum man was reported in serious condition at the Johnson City Medical Center this morning after the bicycle he was riding on Sam Doak Drive was struck by a car on Monday evening.

Trooper Eric Wise, who investigated the accident, said Jackie Youther, who will turn 63 on Wednesday, was riding a bicycle north on Sam Doak Drive in front of Doak Elementary School shortly before 6 p.m. Monday when he was struck from behind by a northbound 2004 Pontiac GrandAm sedan driven by Marlyn Buchanan, 61, of Erwin Highway.

The impact threw Youther onto the car's hood and into its windshield, Trooper Wise said.

Buchanan said she did not see Youther before her car collided with his bicycle, Trooper Wise said.

This morning, Trooper Wise said he had not decided who was at fault in the collision and that his investigation is continuing.

Youther had been flown from the scene to the Johnson City Medical Center by a Wings Air Rescue helicopter. A nursing supervisor there said he was listed in serious condition in the intensive care unit this morning.