Cyclist in Crowded Oxnard Street Is Hit and Killed by Vehicle
An Oxnard bicyclist was hit by a car and killed Friday afternoon, apparently after weaving through traffic on a congested street, police said.
Jerardo Cruz was riding north crossing 5th Street just west of Ventura Road when he rode between a big rig and other vehicles stopped in traffic, police said. He then crossed into the path of a Ford Mustang driven by George Albert Burke, who lives on the Port Hueneme naval base, police said.
Burke tried to swerve but struck the bicycle, causing fatal injuries, police said.
Cruz is believed to have died of massive head trauma, Senior Deputy Coroner Craig Stevens said. The coroner’s office will perform an autopsy today.
A brother who answered Cruz’s door said that Cruz was either 21 or 22 and that most of his family and his wife live in Mexico, Stevens said.
No charges were pending as of Friday evening, police said.
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