Update: Grover Beach cyclist struck by vehicle, killed while trying to cross Highway 101
Update, 10 a.m. Monday:
A 29-year-old Grover Beach man was riding his bicycle across southbound lane Highway 101 just south of Halcyon Road on Thursday when he was fatally struck by a car, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said officers responded to reports of a collision on Highway 101 in Arroyo Grande around 2:20 p.m. Thursday.
The cyclist, who has remained unnamed by the CHP, was attempting to cross the highway when a 2016 Honda Accord hit him, the CHP said. The man was ejected into the highway median and pronounced dead by a San Luis Obispo Ambulance paramedic at 2:26 p.m.
According to the CHP, the cyclist did not have a helmet on at the time of the collision.
The driver was identified as a 28-year-old man from Santa Maria. The CHP said the driver fully cooperated with the investigation and drugs and alcohol are not believed to be a factor in the crash.
The CHP did not release the name of the cyclist or driver.
Original story:
One person was killed in a bicycle-versus-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon in Arroyo Grande, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash took place around 2:20 p.m. Thursday on Highway 101 just north of the East Grand Avenue off-ramp, according to CHP logs.
The agency said that a bicyclist rode onto southbound Highway 101 and was attempting to cross both lanes when they were struck by a vehicle.
The CHP had asked people to use alternate lanes while they investigated the scene. All southbound lanes on Highway 101 north of Grande Avenue were open as of 3 p.m., the CHP tweeted.
The collision was the second fatal crash to occur on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County on Thursday.
Around 6 a.m., a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near San Luis Obispo.
This story was originally published December 3, 2020 at 4:10 PM.
