I witnessed a collision between an SUV and a teenager on a bicycle in a store parking lot. The boy was not hurt, and neither he nor his parents felt the need for medical assistance.

The bicyclist and his skateboard riding buddy darted between two westbound cars, but failed to check eastbound. Parents suspended his riding privileges for that and for not wearing a helmet. (Parents could have been cited under CA helmet law.)

The local police station is right around the corner, but the sheriff's department had an officer driving in the area, so he handled it. I felt like the investigation was slipshod, though. I saw it, I called 9-1-1 to report it, but no officers spoke with me at all.

Driver was shaking at the thought of what could have happened. It looked dramatic with him sprawled on the ground, but he said his bicycle and backpack got the impacts.