The police in Laguna Niguel, 18 miles from Santa Ana, California, have released the name of the man who died in an accident. The Orange County Coroner’s Office identified him on Wednesday, March 18th, as Robert Calvin, 83.
The older man passed away on Thursday, March 5th, after the bicycle he was riding on was struck down. Calvin was at Alicia Parkway and Awma Road, at the entrance of Alisa Woods Canyon Park at about 9:54 a.m.
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An SUV hit the deceased, but there’s no information on the make of the car or the driver. The police did not also state whether the driver stayed at the scene to help with the investigation, or fled the scene.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation, and so far, no one has been cited for liability. Car crashes are quite frequent in California, and daily takes the lives of residents of the state.
In 2018, injury deaths took about 48 lives per 100 000 population, compared to the average 65 deaths per 100 000. Motor accidents are the most common cause of unintentional injury deaths in California.
Fatal accidents occur when drivers drink and drive, or when they are distracted, going over the speed limit, or disobeying traffic rules. Nighttime and weekends are the times with the highest accident rates and the most dangerous for car accidents.
Drivers have been advised to drive as much as possible during the day, avoid rural roads, and stick to paved roadways in urban areas.