CHP: Cyclist killed in collision near Cayucos was 47-year-old SLO man

Update, 10 p.m.

The CHP has confirmed that a 47-year-old cyclist from San Luis Obispo was killed Saturday in a head-on collision near Cayucos.

The man’s identity has not been released as of Saturday night, pending notification of his family members, according to a CHP news release.

The collision happened on Old Creek Road east of Highway 1, not far from Whale Rock Reservoir, the CHP said.

The CHP said 59-year-old Mark Hedges of Templeton man was driving his 1995 Toyota Tacoma east past Montecito Road when he crossed double-yellow lines to pass a vehicle in front of him.

As the pickup moved into the westbound lane to pass, Hedges failed to see the cyclist traveling toward him, and the two collided head-on, the CHP said.

The cyclist was thrown from his bike and sustained fatal injuries; Hedges immediately pulled to the shoulder and stopped, the CHP said.

The CHP said Hedges has cooperated with authorities, and drugs or alcohol are not suspected. No arrests have been made, and no other injuries were reported.

Original story:

A cyclist died as a result of a collision with a vehicle Saturday afternoon near Cayucos, according to Cal Fire.

Emergency crews responded about 1p.m. to the intersection of Old Creek and Montecito roads, east of Highway 1 near Whale Rock Reservoir, where the cyclist was lying face down in the eastbound lane after the collision, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page.

CHP dispatch was unable to provide additional details to The Tribune despite multiple requests.

KSBY reported that a 59-year-old Templeton man driving a pickup eastbound on Old Creek Road crossed over the double yellow lines and hit the westbound-traveling cyclist, a 47-year-old San Luis Obispo man.

CHP Sgt. Eric Martinez told KSBY that drugs and alcohol didn’t appear to have been a factor in the collision, and no arrests have been made.

Old Creek Road was closed following the collision, but has since been reopened, according to CHP.

No further information is currently available.

This story was originally published December 3, 2016 at 2:15 PM with the headline "CHP: Cyclist killed in collision near Cayucos was 47-year-old SLO man."