Not sure if there's overshoot, but seems like it's trying to shift from: A car hit a cyclist/pedestrian to: A person driving a car struck (with the car) a pe

Not sure if there's overshoot, but seems like it's trying to shift from: A car hit a cyclist/pedestrian to: A person driving a car struck (with the car) a person who was [on a bicycle]/walking. The issue is, "hit by a car" moves the focus away from what the person driving the car was/was not doing at the time.