Seriously, this has got to stop.
For the 19th time in just 70 days, someone riding a bicycle has been killed on the mean streets of Southern California.
This time in Castaic Wednesday morning.
Multiple sources report that a man was struck and killed by the driver of a Santa Clarita city bus at Green Hill Drive and Pinto Place around 7:30 am.
The victim, identified only as 67-year old man, was dead at the scene by the time emergency personnel arrived.
Of course, the CHP was quick to blame on him for possibly drifting into the path of the bus.
Which also means it’s possible he didn’t.
The driver of the Santa Clarita Transit bus appears to be the only witness to the crash, since the only passenger on the bus left before investigators arrived.
In the absence of any independent witnesses, it will be up to CHP investigators to determine what actually happened. And investigating bicycle crashes is not exactly their strong point.
As noted above, this the 19th bicycling fatality that I’m aware of in Southern California this year, and the eighth in Los Angeles County.
That means a bike rider has been killed in SoCal roughly every three-and-a-half days since the first of the year. And less than once every nine days in LA County.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for the victim and his loved ones.
Thanks to Henry for the heads-up.
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