Cyclist struck, killed by driver reportedly reaching for cellphone is identified

The California Highway Patrol has identified the woman killed Friday when a motorist reportedly reaching for a cellphone veered off the road and struck the woman and her bicycling partner.

Lee Hekyung Craig, 62, of Los Angeles was pronounced dead at the scene on Nacimiento Lake Drive near Adelaida Road at about 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Craig’s companion, Lawrence Paul Chong, 59, of Seal Beach, and the driver, Joseph Mondo, 18, of Paso Robles, were identified by the CHP over the weekend.

Chong suffered major injuries in the collision. Mondo was not injured.

An investigation into the incident remained ongoing Monday, but drugs or alcohol were not suspected to be factors in the collision.

This story was originally published December 1, 2014 at 11:53 AM with the headline "Cyclist struck, killed by driver reportedly reaching for cellphone is identified."