CHP: Bicyclist Killed After Car Veers Into Oncoming Lane In Fresno County Sunday Morning

Posted on October 3, 2022

(FOX26 News photographer Michael Tellez)

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — The California Highway Patrol confirmed the death of a 51-year-old cyclist on Watts Valley Road in Fresno County Sunday morning.

According to CHP spokesperson Mike Salas, a car driven by a 45-year-old man was traveling eastbound on Watts Valley Road just before 10:30 Sunday morning.

On that same stretch of county road, a female cyclist was riding westbound.

According to CHP, the car attempted to negotiate a curve in the roadway causing his car to veer into the westbound lane directly into the path of the cyclist.

The cyclist was struck head on unable to maneuver out of the way of the oncoming car. The woman riding the bicycle suffered critical injuries and officers pronounced her dead at the scene.

CHP does not believe drugs or alcohol are suspected to have been a factor in the accident.

The bicyclist was wearing a bicycle helmet.

The driver of the car was not injured.

The driver stayed on scene and was cooperative with authorities.

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