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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - CHP reported debased visibility resulted successful a bicyclist being deed and killed successful an unlit country conscionable extracurricular of Merced Tuesday evening.
According to the California Highway Patrol, conscionable aft 9:30 p.m., they responded to Highway Belcher Avenue westbound of Highway 59 aft receiving reports of a achromatic pick-up motortruck that deed a bicyclist and fled the scene. The unfortunate was believed to person sustained fatal injuries.
As officers were responding, they reported receiving a telephone from the suspected operator who fled, stating helium had deed thing and was lasting by astatine a location successful the metropolis of Merced.
Investigators determined a 23-year-old antheral was driving a 2012 Toyota Tacoma eastbound connected Belcher Avenue arsenic a 27-year-old Merced bicyclist wearing each achromatic was traveling up of him connected a metallic BMX-style bicycle. The country did not person immoderate streetlights, nor was the bicycle equipped with reflectors.
Due to the deficiency of visibility, officers accidental the operator was incapable to spot the bicyclist and struck him from behind. The bicycle was thrown to the northbound shoulder, whereas the rider was thrown onto the southbound shoulder. The operator continued location and contacted his father, who notified authorities.
CHP says the bicyclist was pronounced dormant astatine the country and has not yet been identified.
The operator is cooperating with authorities arsenic they proceed to analyse this crash.
