There is more info in this thread than in the news story.

So sorry you had to witness this. We came upon it also and it just made both of us I'll. prayers to all involved. If anyone made it out alive it will be a true miracle. So very sorry.

Unable to post link on this forum. Go to their website and look on the right hand side. It's the first story under breaking news. As reported above, it's a very short two sentence article.

Thank you! I found it. I continue to cry about this and hope she pulls through.

Thank you. I found it!

Here's the short article from the paper:
Bicyclist in critical condition following collision on Rio Grande Avenue
July 25, 2014 By Meta Minton Leave a Comment
A bicyclist and the driver of an automobile were both transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center following a collision after 1 p.m. Friday on Rio Grande Avenue in The Villages.
The bicyclist was said to be in critical condition.

I have been riding a bike almost daily for 35 years. I always wear a helmet. I have hit my head and cracked my helmet on occasion. Been riding in the villages for eight years. I. have become increasingly afraid in the last year or two riding my bike here .I've tried different things. Riding early in the morning, later in the evening thought about getting a tricycle. I don't know if it would help but I pray this girl had a helmet on. I see so many people riding on the road with the cars and carts and no helmet. I often look at the people riding and the people driving their cars , and carts that sometimes appear to try and hit me on purpose and wonder if they have any respect for human life.theirs or mine . I had a man scream at me the other day that 'a a @$@&$ of a place to stop .when I stopped coming out of the tunnel where there is a stop sign to let him pass so that I could get up the power to get up the hill Some of you will know who I amI've been a pediatric nurse for 30 years some of that in the neurosurgery unit I've seen my share of accidents. This is just so sad and scary. Please be careful out there.

May The Lord comfort you who saw and angels watch over the victims...
How sad...

Sadly, the report is not accurate. The collision did not happen on Rio Grande. It happened on Morse. It did occur after 1 pm but it was actually after 2 pm. Accuracy is important.

Where this happened the MM path is part of the main road, only separated by a white line.

That whole section of Morse is very dangerous; you are correct, the Morse/Rio Grande light has a MM path between the right turn into onto Rio Grande and the straight lane going north

All I can say, Kathie, is that serious cyclers ride on the road. A day's exercise for them can be 40-50 miles, and speeds they obtain are faster than what golf carts can do legally. So they may consider riding on the MM paths to be too much of a hassle. It's legal for them to be on the road, although for the life of me, I don't understand why they take chances they do, especially around here with so many elderly drivers who may experience medical emergencies, distractedness, etc.

Maybe some bicyclists will offer other reasons.

My prayers go out to both of these people.

Kathie, because those driving on the MM paths are just as inconsiderate and rude as many drivers on the rode. I haven't cycled in years but when I did my speed exceeded that of the MM paths. Serious cyclist are safer on the road and they have a legal right to be there. I know it makes car drivers nervous and/or irrateted to drive behind them but it is the law that they are allowed to be there.