Man killed on motorized bicycle on Fresno street ID’d. Driver arrested by police
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- John Mendoza, 39, of Fresno was killed after being struck on May 15.
- Mendoza was riding in the bicycle lane when a white sedan pinned him underneath.
- The driver remained at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
A man on a motorized bicycle who was hit and killed by a suspected DUI driver May 15, has been identified by the coroner.
John Mendoza, 39, of Fresno was hit at 10 p.m. on Millbrook Avenue, just south of Gettysburg Avenue, by a white sedan and was pinned underneath the vehicle.
Lifesaving measures were provided, but Mendoza was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pierce said investigators interviewed several witnesses who saw the crash and obtained surveillance video from nearby homes.
Police said Mendoza was riding in the bicycle lane when the collision occurred.
The department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating the crash.
The driver remained at the scene, and she was arrested on suspicion of DUI, according to police.
