( CNN ) -- Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was struck by a car while riding a bicycle Friday in Islamorada , Florida , the state highway patrol said . The 81-year-old , who was not wearing a helmet , was transported to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami with `` serious '' injuries , according to the highway patrol . Hackman was thrown from his bike when a Toyota Tundra pickup struck his rear tire , according to the highway patrol . Alcohol did not play a factor in the crash . Susan Madore , Hackman 's publicist , downplayed the incident , saying , `` Gene 's fine . ... Just a few bumps and bruises . He is already on his way home . '' Hackman , who turns 82 this month , last appeared in a major motion picture in 2004 , co-starring with Ray Romano in the comedy `` Welcome to Mooseport . '' He won an Oscar for best supporting actor for 1992 's `` Unforgiven '' and won the award for best actor in `` The French Connection '' in 1972 . CNN 's JD Cargill and John Branch contributed to this report .
Hackman , 81 , was not wearing a helmet , according to the state highway patrol . `` Gene 's fine . ... He is already on his way home , '' his publicist says . He was thrown from his bike when a pickup struck his rear tire .