Residents react to teen bicyclist fatally struck by car in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 15-year-old bicyclist died aft police accidental a car deed him successful Central Fresno connected Monday evening.

Officials judge the teen was riding his motorcycle successful the roadworthy erstwhile helium was deed by a car connected Angus Street and Olive Avenue.

Ezekiel Mendibil and Samier Latimore some unrecorded successful the country and described the infinitesimal they recovered retired astir the clang from their friends.

"We were conscionable playing basketball. They came to my house, and they told maine that a kid had got ran over. So, like, I didn't cognize what happened. And so, we came implicit here, and this is erstwhile you spot the transgression scene," said Latimore.

"My mom, I came location and was like, 'Oh, cheque connected your friend. Call him, marque definite similar helium didn't get hurt,'" Mendibil explained. "It's conscionable sad."

Lt. Zeb Price says Fresno Police received calls astatine astir 6 p.m. claiming a car deed idiosyncratic riding a bike.

"When officers arrived here, they recovered an unresponsive Hispanic male, juvenile successful the roadway," helium said. 

The 15-year-old was taken to the hospital, wherever helium aboriginal passed away.

"For bicyclists, pedestrians, you know, motorists, you know, effort to wage arsenic adjacent attraction arsenic you can, particularly arsenic the prima starts to set," Lt. Price explained.

He says the operator stayed astatine the country with officers.

"She's being precise cooperative," Lt. Price said. "There's nary denotation of immoderate types of substance, DUI, oregon thing astatine this time."

Anyone who whitethorn person seen thing is urged to telephone Fresno Police.