I'll be the first to call out politicians for their nonsense, particularly the one's on the left that the media seems to allow to lie, cheat and steal without so much as a second glance. But, accidents happen, I don't see a big story here. Who among us hasn't spaced out while driving and thanked the powers that be that something like this didn't happen.

Civil court proceeds according to "preponderance of the evidence", not "beyond a reasonable doubt". His lawyer will be smart to offer an aggressive settlement.

One TV station said he ran the red light 2.8 seconds after it turned red.

And Pete solves everything with a wave of his magic wand. Fortunately, police in Janesville have nothing better to do than to park on E. Milwaukee all day long. Whew!
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As a cyclist I've been told to try in an accident to "get up on the hood" if possible, and it looks like he might have tried to do that (or it just happened that way). That could have reduced his injuries.
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The light was definitely red for Clark. You can see the traffic light yourself in the upper right of the screen. As to the bystanders, we only see a few seconds after the accident. Many may not have even noticed it yet.
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And yes, the one good thing you can say about Clark was that he stopped and owned up to his error, instead of doing a hit-and-run or trying to pin it on the cyclist.

There's the quote of the year. A Democrat saying, "I just wasn't paying attention".

Racing to beat a light, and I can't believe he didn't have far worse injuries. I hope the comments are as sympathetic if something happens on E. Milwaukee St. where a certain bike tunnel should be.

ughhh. thats gonna leave a mark

He did more than cheat a yellow light. If the light going the other way was green, there was no way he was passing through anythign other than a red light. I'm glad the biker wasn't hurt worse, it looks like he was hit pretty hard.

I would have approached that intersection with more caution. It looks like the bike had a good amount of speed as he entered the intersection. Granted, he had the right of way but it sure looks as though he "timed" the light so as not to lose any forward momentum. When I'm on my motorcycle I always assume that there may be a vehicle "cheating" the yellow the same way Clark did.

janesvillean: Thanks for the video link. It appears to me that the lawmaker was racing to beat the light (he seems to be traveling at a high speed). I am surprised that the guy on the bike did not receive far-worse injuries. I was also unpleasantly surprised to see the few bystanders leisurely walking by after seeing the accident. I would have at least tried to run/hubble with my canes over to the victim to offer aid.

well at least he was honest and said he wasnt paying attention.

The video is at http://bit.ly/OHuRl