A driver hit and killed a bicyclist in the Black Mountain Ranch area of San Diego on Friday evening, according to San Diego police.
A 50-year-old woman was driving a 2015 Volkswagen EOS westbound on Camino Del Sur near Casey Glen Lane around 6:47 p.m. For unknown reasons, the woman drove into the bike lane, crashing into a man riding a bicycle.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Alcohol was determined to not be a factor in the crash.
On Monday, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office released the identity of the deceased man as 60-year-old San Diego resident James Michael Osmus.
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"The driver of the vehicle excited and attempted to render aid to the bicyclist, but unfortunately, the bicyclist died," said San Diego Police Department Lt. Mike Kellington.
NBC 7 spoke to Black Mountain Ranch neighbors about the crash on Saturday.
“There were six to seven police cars here and I had to take a detour," a neighbor who wished to remain anonymous told NBC 7's Jeanette Quezada.
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“Pretty sad, I mean it’s a whole family you know who got hurt. It’s a community, eventually, who got affected by this," the neighbor said.
Police are investigating the incident. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the San Diego Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
