I would lay even money that the cyclist has some culpability in causing this accident... likely the ambulance passed him, then slowed to turn right and the cyclist rode up into the driver’s blind spot while the driver was turning. Now he seeks “compensation.”
I think you’re right. My hunch is that the cyclist was illegally crossing the road.
A less-biased article with more detail:
Bottom line: progressives in the state have all but given cyclists & pedestrians free reign over the roadways with few exceptions. Absent multiple witnesses or camera footage, even if the cyclist or pedestrian is in the wrong they have right of way. Worse, the state even granted cyclists freedom to ignore traffic control devices.
progressives have created this situation at the expense of safety simply to kowtow to their extreme leftist supporters and garner support via yet another topic which drives a wedge between rational people and those on the left.
I hazard to predict that not only will the cyclist win - likely by settlement - but that his attorneys secure a hefty punitive award as well.
Sadly, even with their defeat this week nothing will ever change in oregon until those on the right take it directly to leftists, just as maxine waters crowed a few years ago.
Most republicans in oregon have no cajones, save for a few driving around with American flags on their trucks (not enough) and a handful running around demonstrating stupid. Note: Out of disgust, years ago I left the party I joined under Reagan because they consistently caved to the left and stabbed their supporters in the back. “Backplate” indeed.