A man riding a bicycle was killed in Oceanside on Saturday.
And every single news report got the story wrong. Because the victim wasn’t struck by an SUV.
He was hit and killed by someone driving one.
According to multiple sources, the 52-year old man was struck by the driver around 10:42 pm Saturday at 314 South Harbor Drive, near the Oceanside Harbor.
The victim, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was airlifted to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla suffering from a severe head injury, as well as a compound fracture of his upper thigh.
He was pronounced dead after arriving.
The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, who don’t suspect drug or alcohol use played a role in crash.
There’s no information at this time on how the collision occurred, or if the victim was wearing a helmet. This is one of the few times when that might have mattered, since we know he suffered a head injury, although we don’t know if that was his cause of death.
Anyone with information is urged to call Traffic Investigator Gomez of the Oceanside Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team at 760/435-4952.
This is at least the 54th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the 13th that I’m aware of in San Diego County.
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