SANTA ANA : Man Charged in in Death of Cyclist
A Santa Ana bicyclist has died of internal injuries sustained when he was hit by drunk driving suspect on Sunday, Santa Ana police said.
Michael Harold Jordan, 36, of Santa Ana was riding his bicycle in the 200 block of West MacArthur Boulevard when he was hit by a 1979 Volkswagen Rabbit driven by Nicanor Rivas Tobar, 23, of Santa Ana, Sgt. Art Echternacht said.
Jordan was taken to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana with internal injuries and Tobar was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, Echternacht said. Tobar has been charged with drunk driving and is being held at the County Jail, he said.
Jordan died at 4 a.m. Wednesday of an abdominal hemorrhage, said Deputy Coroner Kurt Murine.
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