Bicyclist fatally struck by OCTA bus is ID’d
LAGUNA HILLS – A 35-year-old Laguna Hills man was fatally struck by an Orange County Transportation Authority bus on Saturday.
Romeo Jimenez-Zavaleta was pronounced dead just after 6 p.m. Saturday at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center, according to the Orange County coroner.
The collision happened at 5 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Paseo de Valencia and Alicia Parkway.
According to Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Roland Chacon, the bus driver was going south on Paseo de Valencia when he turned right onto Alicia, heading west.
The bicyclist rode his bike north across Alicia in the westbound crosswalk when the bus turned into him, Chacon said.
The sheriff’s department is continuing the investigation.
Cause of the Laguna Hills Accident
The cause of the November 12 crash remains under investigation by the Laguna Hills Police Department. However, based on the limited information provided by the OC Register News, the accident remains under investigation.
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