A 74-year-old bicyclist who suffered major injuries when he crashed into a car in San Jacinto has been pronounced dead Sunday.
Pedro Garcia of Hemet was alive but unresponsive when deputies arrived at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 6:30 p.m. Saturday on Lake Park Drive south of Soboba Road, according to Sgt. Dawn Blair of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Garcia was taken by paramedics to a hospital for treatment of major injuries, but later died, according to the Riverside County coroner’s department.
“The investigation revealed the subject was riding a bicycle in the number-two lane of southbound Lake Park Drive as the Honda was traveling within the number-one lane of southbound Lake Park Drive,” Blair said. “As the Honda passed the bicyclist, the bicyclist veered into the number-one lane, colliding into the passenger side of the Honda, causing the subject to fall off the bicycle.”
The Honda driver stopped immediately to render aid to Garcia and called for help, Blair said.
Garcia was identified on Sunday following the notification of his family.