The Sonoma County Coroner’s Office identified the bicyclist killed in an accident in the East Bay area of California. An update made to the accident report on Tuesday, June 9th, disclosed the victim as Adrian Albert, 35, of Kensington.
The California Highway Patrol said in a press release that the victim did not have any identification on him at the time of the accident on Sunday night, June 7th. Albert was riding a 2016 Cannondale CAAD bicycle along Highway 12 near Madrone Road at about 8:20 p.m. when a light-colored pickup struck him from behind.
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The impact threw the bicyclist off the roadway, and despite having a helmet on, he suffered fatal wounds. The driver of the pickup fled the scene without rendering help, making the accident a hit-and-run. Witnesses told investigators that the motorist continued east on H-12, and drove into the narrow streets of a neighborhood one or two miles from the collision site.
On Monday, June 8th, CHP officers acting on a tip found the truck abandoned in the Boyes Hot Springs area. Officer Marc Renspurger said residents called to report the vehicle after they noticed it was not from their neighborhood. The hit-and-run driver remains at large, and the investigators want the public’s help in apprehending him.
The Napa CHP is canvassing the neighborhood in search of Ring video recordings that might have captured the suspect. Anyone with relevant information should contact them on their listed line.
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