(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter is investigating the death of a 69-year-old bicyclist who was hit by a pick-up truck last Thursday night, at around 7:30. The Yuba City man was riding his bike east, across Feather River Boulevard north of Country Club Road near Plumas Lake Golf Club, when the pick-up driver – identified as R. Barron of Olivehurst – driving his pick-up north on Feather River Boulevard “at a stated speed of 60mph” when a ‘broadside collision occurred” overturning the bicycle, causing fatal head injuries.
The CHP’s collision report indicates alcohol and / or drugs are not considered factors.
The name of the bicyclist has not been released.