Yet another person has been killed riding a bicycle in LA’s Chatsworth neighborhood this year.
According to KFI-AM, 61-year old John Manahan was identified Saturday as the victim of Tuesday’s collision.
Manahan was riding near 10201 Mason Ave, south of Devonshire Street, when he was struck by a driver just before 8:30 pm.
He died at the scene.
Initial video from the scene indicated Manahan was riding a minibike. However, it looks like a throttle-controlled ebike, and was identified by the police as a bicycle.
Warning: The victim’s body is clearly visible covered with a tarp. So be sure you’re comfortable seeing that before you click play.
The crash appears to have taken place in the southbound lanes of Mason in front of a large apartment complex, across from a shopping center.
You can still see the headlight from Manahan’s bike shining down on the street.
Unfortunately, no other information is available. Or likely to be at this point.
This is at least the 28th bicycling fatality in Southern California already this year, and the ninth that I’m aware of in Los Angeles County.
It’s also the fifth in the City of Los Angeles. Remarkably, three of those deaths have occurred in Chatsworth, within just over a mile of one another.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for John Manahan and his loved ones.
