Newport Beach police are investigating an accident that left cyclist dead. It is the third fatal bicycle-car accident in Newport Beach in the last year. If you have lost a loved one in an Orange County bicycle accident, it may help to speak an attorney about your loss. The Orange County bicycle accident attorneys at Allen, Flatt, Ballidis and Leslie represent the interests of bicyclists and their families througout Southern California. For more information, call our Newport Beach office at 866-981-5596.

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Santa Ana Cyclist killed in Newport Beach bicycle accident


Posted on Jul 15, 2010

Newport Beach police are investigating an accident that left cyclist dead. It is the third fatal bicycle-car accident in Newport Beach in the last year.
 
The accident occurred at 7:47 a.m. on Thursday, July 15 at Spyglass Hill Road at Harbor Ridge Drive. The cyclist was traveling at about 30 mph when a white Chevrolet stake bed gardening truck pulled in front of him,
 
The cyclist, Michael William Nine, of Santa Ana, sustained critical injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hoag Hospital. 
 
The crash remains under investigation.
 
The crash is third fatal bicyclist accident in Newport Beach in the past year. On July 23, 2009, 43-year-old Darryl Benefiel was killed on Ridge Park Road when his bicycle was struck by a car turning onto Tesoro. That death prompted the creation of the Newport Beach Task Force on Cycling Safety. In December, another Newport Beach cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident at Jamboree and Ford roads.

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