Seriously, not another one.
For at least the fifth time this year, someone has been killed riding a bicycle in South Los Angeles.
And for the fourth time, the driver fled the scene; perhaps the only reason the other driver didn’t was he was too injured to drive away.
According to multiple sources, the victim was killed while collecting recyclables with his dog early Monday morning in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood.
The victim, who was identified only as a man in his 50s or 60s, was apparently riding on East 95th Street when he was struck by a driver crossing on San Pedro around 1:20 am.
He died at the scene.
The driver fled the scene; there’s no description of the suspect or their vehicle at this time.
According to Fox11, the crash left food, wheels and a recycling cart strewn across the intersection. The station reports that friends and relatives of the victim gathered near the scene afterwards, describing him as a “nice guy who never caused any trouble.”
The victim’s dog was following behind his bicycle, and wasn’t hurt in the collision. He was taken in by a volunteer group.
There is a bike lane on San Pedro, but nothing on 95th. The intersection is controlled only with a stop sign on 95th; it’s unclear if it would have be lighted at that hour.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the LAPD’s Southeast Division.
This is at least the 35th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the 13th that I’m aware of in Los Angeles County; this was also the sixth we’ve learned about in the City of LA.
And he was the 11th SoCal bike rider killed by a hit-and-run driver since the first of the year
My deepest sympathy and prayers for the victim and their loved ones.
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