Bicyclist dies near Pixley after being hit by car

One man died Friday south of Pixley after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle north on Road 128 south of Avenue 84.

Norma V. Valladares, 40, of Earlimart, was driving north on the same road about 8:20 a.m. when she hit the 68-year-old bicyclist from Earlimart, the California Highway Patrol said.

As Valladares began to pass the bicyclist, the man turned his bicycle to the left and collided into the right side of the 2008 Infinity G35, the CHP said.

The impact threw the bicyclist onto the road and he died at the scene.

The CHP said Valladares was driving at 35 mph when she hit the man, who was not wearing a helmet.

The collision is under investigation.

This story was originally published May 20, 2015 at 8:48 PM with the headline "Bicyclist dies near Pixley after being hit by car."