Sometimes bad news takes a long time to surface.
That’s what happened Tuesday, as word finally broke that a bike rider was killed in a Bellflower hit-and-run last August.
According to the Press-Telegram, 60-year old Bradley Miller was riding on Lakewood Blvd north of Rosecrans Ave a little after 11 pm on August 18th when he was struck by an unidentified vehicle.
Sheriff’s deputies have little information on the car or the driver, and no details were released on how the wreck occurred.
Anyone with information is urged asked to call the Lakewood Station’s Traffic Office at 562/623-3500.
This is the 67th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the 27th in Los Angeles County. Twelve of those have been victims of hit-and-runs, as have nine of the deaths in LA County.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for Bradley Miller and his family.
Our prayers go up for the family and friends of Mr. Miller. Unfortunate that the deputies of Station 13 waited so long to release this information.