DEPUTIES SEEK CLUES TO CYCLIST'S IDENTITY.Byline: Amy Raisin Staff Writer NEWHALL - Authorities have yet to identify the man who was hit and killed as he rode his bicycle in traffic lanes on San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the on Saturday night. Described as a Latino man on a red Roadmaster mountain bike, the victim was riding south on San Fernando Road near Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, city (1990 pop. 27,310), Anderson and Roane counties, E Tenn., on Black Oak Ridge and the Clinch River; founded by the U.S. government 1942, inc. as an independent city 1959. Drive just after 8 p.m. when he was hit by pickup truck traveling the same direction, authorities said. The driver, Liborio Lopez, 35, of Castaic, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol. ``He had a lot of broken bones, a broken spine and a lot of internal injuries,'' said Deputy Mark Slater of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . ``He died in surgery six hours later. But he had no identification. We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who he is.'' While the collision is still under investigation, Slater said, initial evidence at the scene indicated the bicyclist was traveling in the path of traffic in the dark, without reflectors or lights, and may have been wearing headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. . ``There were headphones at the scene, out of (the victim's) back pack,'' Slater said. ``From what we have so far, the evidence clearly put the bicyclist out in the road on San Fernando instead of on the curb. It appears that the bicyclist was out in traffic for some unknown reason.'' The victim, known as John Doe John Doe formerly, any plaintiff; now just anybody. [Am. Pop. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 329] See : Everyman , was released to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Santa Clarita sheriff's station at (661) 255-1121. Amy Raisin, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com |
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