UPDATE: Hurt Cyclist is 2-Time Gold Winning Olympic Athlete

[UPDATE: 10/06/15 6:45 p.m.]

Volleyball colleagues of Craig Buck said he was transferred to UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in critical condition.

UPDATE 6:00 p.m.

According to sources, the 57-year old bicyclist critically hurt on a street in Hope Ranch Monday afternoon is Craig Buck, a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Buck is listed as winning gold medals when he was part of the U.S. Men’s volleyball teams in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.

UPDATE: 4:50 p.m.

A 57 year old cyclist, riding without a helmet, was badly hurt when he ran a stop sign on a quiet Hope Ranch street and was struck by the driver of a pickup.

Investigators from the California Highway Patrol said the cyclist, 57 year old Craig Buck of Santa Barbara, was taken to the hospital with major head trauma. The driver of the pickup truck, 88 year old Albert Linquiti of Santa Barbara was not hurt.

Investigators believe Buck was cycling southbound on Monte Drive approaching a stop sign at Estrella Drive in Hope Ranch. The Highway Patrol report said Buck sped around the corner, ignoring a stop sign and was on the wrong side of Estrella Drive where he was struck.

Buck hit the right side of the pickup and was thrown off his bike onto the ground.

Estrella Drive was closed for a few hours as the investigation was completed.

ORIGINAL STORY:

A bicyclist was badly hurt when he was struck by a pickup truck in Hope Ranch Monday afternoon.

Investigators at the scene told reporter John Palminteri the cyclist may be at fault for the accident in the 1100 block of Estrella Drive.

Santa Barbara County firefighters and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene. The cyclist was taken by ambulance to the hospital with serious head injuries.

Estrella Drive was closed off so investigators could do their work.