Cops: Teens hit cyclist on purpose

Teenagers joyriding in a stolen pickup intentionally slammed into a 64-year-old bicyclist in Colorado Springs Friday night, seriously injuring the man on his birthday, police said.
The hit-and-run attack occurred about 9:45 p.m. at 2132 E. Bijou St., near the intersection with Iowa Avenue just east of downtown.
Virgil Weixelman, of Colorado Springs, was westbound on his bicycle when a Dodge pickup drove up behind him and someone opened the passenger door, knocking him to the ground, said Colorado Springs police Sgt. Steve Noblitt.
The truck sped away, and was spotted minutes later driving with its headlights off.
Weixelman suffered a broken collar bone and other injuries and was admitted to a Colorado Springs hospital in serious condition Friday night, police said. An updated condition was not available Saturday.
Two teenage boys - ages 14 and 15 - were arrested Friday night on suspicion of first-degree assault on an at-risk person and placed in Spring Creek Youth Services Center, a juvenile jail, police said.
Four additional youths were in the pickup when it was pulled over on Union Boulevard 15 minutes after the hit-and-run.
Police plan to consult with prosecutors before pursuing other arrests.
The truck was stolen from the 1400 block of Potter Drive earlier Friday.
Police believe the teens may have been responsible for an attempted auto theft on Motor City Drive and another hit-and-run in which a pickup struck a parked vehicle on University Drive.
Witnesses told police they saw teens in a similar pickup drinking beer earlier Friday, officers said.