More bad news.
The Ventura County Star is reporting that a 46-year old man was killed when his bike was rear-ended by a van in Oxnard.
Forty-six-year old Oxnard resident Amado Ray Johnson was riding on the dirt shoulder of southbound Victoria Avenue north of Gum Tree Street around 3 pm Tuesday when the driver drifted off the road and struck him from behind.
He died at the scene.
The driver, identified as Ventura County resident Sean Patrick Donovan, was arrested on site for vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of prescription drugs.
A street view shows a divided roadway with three southbound lanes and a left turn lane, with what appears to be a macadam shoulder.
This is the 19th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the first in Ventura County.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for Amado Ray Johnson and all his loved ones.
Thanks to Anthony Navarro for the heads-up.
