The Press-Enterprise is reporting that an unidentified cyclist was killed in Corona on Sunday.
The man was riding south in a crosswalk on the west side of Garretson Avenue at East Grand Avenue when he was hit by an Acura Integra driven by Simitrio Martinez of Corona. According to the paper, he died at the scene.
The Riverside County Coroner places the time of the collision as 8:48 pm, and lists the same time of death, suggesting he was killed instantly.
Neither the coroner or the Press-Enterprise offer any information on how the collision occurred.
The fact that the rider died on impact would suggest a high rate of speed. A street view shows Grand is uncontrolled at the intersection, while Garretson has a stop sign in both directions, making it most likely that the driver was traveling on Grand when he hit the cyclist.
However, that is merely a guess based on extremely minimal evidence.
There is a street light right next to the crosswalk, but there’s no way of knowing if it was working at the time of the collision, or if the rider was using lights.
This should serve as a reminder to everyone to always carry ID every time you ride. I keep my driver’s license in my seat pack, as well as emergency contact information in a small ziplock in my jersey or pants pocket.
And despite their annoying commercials, Road ID or other similar products are always a good idea.
This is the 61st cycling fatality in Southern California so far this year, and the 11th bike-related death in Riverside County; nine of those were a result of traffic collisions, while the other two were a result of health issues that may have been caused by riding.
My prayers for the victim and his family and friends.
Update: The victim has been identified as 55-year old Ignacio Prado Cuevas of Corona.
You are looking at an old picture of the intersection; there has been a traffic light there at that corner for a months and STILL there has been two accidents since???