
03.03.2022 | 9:32 PM | FULLERTON – Police are looking for a driver who may have struck and killed a man riding a bicycle with an electric motor, Thursday night.
The incident was reported as a traffic collision involving a bicyclist near the intersection of Malvern and Basque avenues around 9:32 PM.
When officers arrived on scene they located a 58-year-old male down in the roadway near a mountain bike that had been modified with an aftermarket electric motor.
First responders began life-saving measures and ultimately transported the man to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
No other vehicles or witnesses were at the scene of the crash when authorities arrived leading them to suspect that a driver may have fled the scene.
No vehicle description was immediately available.
Anyone with information regarding the fatal traffic collision is urged to contact Investigator Feaster by calling (714) 738-6812.
Anonymous tips can be submitted through the Orange County Crime Stoppers by calling (855) TIP-OCCS or by visiting their website at www.occrimestoppers.org.