A cyclist died after a traffic collision at Oak and Glenneyre Street intersection on Saturday evening, Oct. 7, authorities said.
The bicyclist, an adult male, sustained critical injuries from the collision and died after paramedics transported him to a local trauma center.
Police said the man was riding his bike with a small terrier in a handlebar basket during the incident. The dog sustained minor injuries, was taken to a local animal hospital and is expected to survive.
The driver of the vehicle stayed at the location of the incident and cooperated with authorities. Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor, police said in a press release.
“We send our deepest prayers and condolences to the deceased male’s family and hope they find strength through this unfortunate event,” Laguna Beach Police Capt. Mike Peters said.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Coroner Division is not releasing the victim’s identity at this time, pending next of kin notification.
The collision investigation is ongoing.
What was his name?
I think it is extremely important to know how the accident occurred. Drivers, riders and pedestrians all must follow the vehicle code, especially here where locals run stop signs and crosswalks all the time. Bike riders and ebiker’s also run stop signs and intersections and our police department rarely enforces the law. I just settled a court case as result of being hit on my bike in 2021 by a stop sign runner. It took 2.7 years to settle. I could have died!
This past weekend we witnessed more traffic in town because of our events. On Saturday early evening we walked into town for dinner. At 8:00PM traffic on PCH was very heavy. Drivers and motorcycle riders were driving over the speed limit, and in several cases violating exhibition of speed laws. We did not see presence of any LBPD units, or motorcycle officers on PCH. The presence of 1, or 2 PD units could bring order and safety to such days and evenings.
How many pedestrian deaths does it take the Mayor to screw in a light bulb? I think this is pedestrian death 4 in two years? Put PD units on our streets and let’s save lives.
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