Sad news from San Diego, as a bike rider has died in a solo fall.
According to the Union-Tribune, the 59-year old cyclist crashed his bike in the Lake Murray area after apparently suffering some sort of unidentified medical issue.
The victim, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was riding on Kiowa Drive near Lake Murray Blvd when he fell around 7:30 pm Thursday. He died after being taken to a local hospital.
No other information is available at this time.
Remarkably, this is just the 12th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, compared with 31 in the seven-county SoCal region this time last year — a drop of nearly 61%.
However, it’s the fourth bicycling death in San Diego County, compared to two last year at this time.
Update: San Diego’s Fox 5 places the scene of the incident as on a bike trail near the baseball fields.
Correction: The original version of this story mistakenly said this was the eighth bicycling fatality in Southern California this year; it was actually the 12th. The story has been amended to reflect the accurate total. My apologies for the error.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for the victim and his loved ones.
