A man was killed riding a bicycle in northern Los Angeles County Monday night.
According to KFI radio, the victim was riding east on Avenue L near 42nd Street West in Quartz Hill when he was rear-ended by a 24-year old driver around 10:50 pm Monday.
The victim, who has not been publicly identified, was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
The driver remained at the scene, and was not suspected of being under the influence. He was not charged, even though police could not explain why he struck the victim’s bike.
There is a bike lane in both directions on Avenue L, but there’s no word on whether the victim was in the bike lane when he was hit.
Anyone with information is urged to call Officer M. Averbeck at the CHP’s Antelope Valley Area office at 661/948-8541, or the CHP Los Angeles Traffic Management Center at 323/259-3200.
This is at least the 32nd bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the seventh that I’m aware of in Los Angeles County.
