A 62-year-old man was fatally injured in a bicycle accident after he was struck from behind by a pickup truck.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred on Chapman Avenue on the morning of Aug. 18. The bicyclist was westbound on Chapman near Ladera Vista Drive when he was hit by a Ford F-250 pickup truck. Continue reading →
Timothy John Briley, 42, was killed in a Huntington Beach bicycle accident after he was struck by a driver. Officials say the suspect may have been driving under the influence.
According to a City News Service report, the fatal bicycle collision occurred the evening of Aug. 9 on Pacific Coast Highway north of Admiralty Drive. Police arrived at the scene to learn that a black 2018 Toyota RAV4 had struck a bicycle. Continue reading →
Abe Mendibles, 41, was killed in a Las Vegas bicycle accident after officials said he was struck by a DUI driver.
According to a news report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the fatal bicycle accident occurred in the 3100 block of Las Vegas Boulevard North near North Pecos Road. Metropolitan Police Department officials said Chevrolet Cobalt that was northbound on Las Vegas Boulevard went off the roadway. Continue reading →
Joshua Gene Cervantes, 40, was killed in an electric bicycle accident near a major intersection in San Clemente on the morning of June 7.
According to a report in The Orange County Register, the fatal hit-and-run bicycle accident occurred when Cervantes, who was riding along northbound Avenida La Pata near Avenida Pico, was struck by a vehicle. Continue reading →
Benjamin Black, 31, was killed in a bicycle accident in North Las Vegas, which officials said, may have been caused by a speeding driver. According to a news report, the fatal accident occurred the morning of May 15 at Dorrell Lane and Bostick Weir Street near the 215 and Losee Road. Black was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police say a black SUV collided with the bicyclist while traveling eastbound on Dorrell Lane. The driver of the SUV remained at the scene. Police say speed was a factor in the crash. Continue reading →
Stephen Wright, 69, was fatally injured in a Simi Valley bicycle accident after his bike was struck by a commercial flatbed truck.
According to a KVTA news report, Wright was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which occurred a little after noon on April 27 in the area of Los Angeles Avenue and Sycamore Drive.
Police say neither Wright nor the other driver showed any signs of impairment. An investigation into the cause of the collision is still ongoing. Continue reading →
Leonidas Accip, 38, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Koreatown when he was riding his bike to work with his 18-year-old brother, Wilder.
According to a Fox 11 Los Angeles news report, the fatal collision occurred early on the morning of April 26 on Olympic Boulevard. Accip was riding with his brother when they were both struck by a Jeep Cherokee.
The driver did not stop. Leonidas did not survive, while his brother suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Continue reading →
A bicyclist suffered major injuries in a Sacramento County bicycle accident after he was struck by a pickup truck on the night of April 21.
According to a report in The Sacramento Bee, the major injury collision occurred when two cyclists were riding in the northbound bike lane on Elk Grove Florin Road near Bridalsmith Drive. One of them was struck by a four-door pickup truck, which was also northbound, California Highway Patrol officials said. Continue reading →
A man was killed in a bicycle accident in Santa Ana after being struck by a vehicle at a street intersection.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred when the bicyclist was headed south on North Figueroa Street and crossing First Street on the evening of Feb. 21. The intersection where this fatal bicycle accident occurred has no marked crosswalks or traffic signals. Continue reading →
Edward Vazquez, 13, was killed in a bicycle accident after he was struck by a vehicle in Corona. According to a KTLA news report, the fatal bicycle accident occurred on the afternoon of Jan. 13 at the intersection of West Citron Street and South Lincoln Avenue.
Officers arrived to find the boy in the roadway. He had sustained critical injuries. Continue reading →
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