Baraboo Assemblyman Fred Clark ran a red light and hit a bicyclist more than two seconds after the cyclist had been given a green light, a video shows.

The one-minute video of the August 18 crash, captured by a camera on a Madison Metro bus, shows the light turn green and the cyclist move into an intersection near the Capitol going northwest on North Webster St. About two and a half seconds later, Clark’s sport utility vehicle, going north on North Hamilton Street, blindsides the unidentified cyclist in a collision that draws an exclamation of horror from someone within the bus.

Clark, a Democrat, said he could provide only limited comment for now, “primarily out of respect” for the cyclist.

“Obviously, the film of the accident was very disturbing and right now my heart goes out to the injured biker who is a friend and colleague of mine and to his family,” Clark said in an interview.

Clark declined to name the victim out of concern for his privacy.

Clark was cited for running a red light but no further action is being taken in the case, Madison Police spokesman Joel DeSpain said.

The 56-year-old cyclist was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. DeSpain also did not identify him – the State Journal is requesting the accident report.

The video, which was previously aired by WKOW-TV, also helps to show why the cyclist and Clark didn’t see each other, since the cyclist was behind the bus until just prior to the accident.

Madison Metro spokesman Mick Rusch said about 20 percent to 25 percent of the agency’s 200 buses have been outfitted with video cameras as a safety measure, including cameras shooting both inside and outside of the buses. The camera equipment, which records any problems with footage that can be passed along to police, costs about $2,600 per bus, he said.

“They’re increasing every day as we’re retrofitting them” and purchasing new vehicles, Rusch said.

He said the video released showed the improvements that have been made in the image quality from the cameras.