Evidently, this past weekend wasn’t as safe as it seemed.
News broke earlier Monday that a man was killed riding a bike in Riverside County’s Canyon Lake Saturday night.
According to NBC Palm Springs, the victim was riding at Railroad Canyon Road and Canyon Lake Drive when he was struck by a motorist around 9:50 pm.
The victim was later identified as 42-year old Lake Elsinore resident Kennan Ruiz.
A street view shows a painted bike lane in both directions on Railroad Canyon, but nothing on Canyon Lake Drive.
Unfortunately, that’s all we know at this time. There’s no word on how or why the crash happened, or whether the driver was held accountable in any way.
Anyone with information is urged to call Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Petersen at 951/245-3000.
This follows news that a Reseda father is on life support after he was struck by a driver while riding his bike to work Thursday morning.
This is at least the 18th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the fourth that I’m aware of in Riverside County.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for Kennan Ruiz and all his loved ones.
