KTLA-5 is reporting that a man with a bicycle was killed when he was struck by a driver in South LA Sunday night.
According to LAPD investigators, the victim was lying in the street next to a bicycle on Arlington Ave, near the intersection with West 48th Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood, when a driver swerved around him just before midnight.
Unfortunately, another driver following in the same direction was unable to stop or go around him in time.
He apparently died at the scene.
There’s no explanation given for why the victim, publicly identified only as a 58-year old man, was down in the street. It’s possible that he may have fallen or been knocked off his bike, suffered a medical emergency, or simply passed out under the influence.
The coroner’s office shows one possible victim on that date, a 58-year old black man identified as Larry Mitchell; unfortunately, there’s no location given so it’s hard to say for sure if that’s who it was.
This is at least the 51st bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the 23rd that I’m aware of in Los Angeles County. It’s also the 11th bicyclist killed in the City of Los Angeles this year.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for the victim and all his loved ones.
We offer up our prayers for the family and friends of the victim.
Thank you for the prayers. Please if anyone has any information as to why our loved one was laying next to his bicycle in the street please contact us. We need to know what happen prior to him being struck.
Thank you.