Bicyclist Killed By DUI Hit-And-Run Driver From Corona: Police

RIVERSIDE, CA — A motorist suspected of plowing into and killing a 48-year-old bicyclist while driving drunk on a Riverside street was out of custody Monday on a $75,000 bond.

Jose Luis Cacho Jr. of Corona was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside on Saturday night on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run resulting in death and driving under the influence with injuries.

Cacho was able to satisfy his bail requirement Sunday evening and was released from jail.

He allegedly fatally injured Jerry Hodges of Riverside about 10:10 p.m. Saturday on Indiana Avenue, just west of La Sierra Avenue, according to Riverside police Sgt. Ryan Taack.

He said that the suspect was at the wheel of a 2001 Honda Accord going eastbound on Indiana when Hodges began riding across the four-lane corridor from south to north.

"The Honda struck the bicyclist at what appeared to be a high rate of speed," Taack said. "After the collision, the driver fled the scene and was followed by witnesses."

Paramedics reached the location within minutes and discovered Hodges in grave condition. The victim was taken to Riverside Community Hospital, where he died less than an hour later.

The witnesses following Cacho called 911 and directed police to where they last saw the Honda, according to the sergeant.

Patrol officers located the suspect, who was not injured, a half-hour later and took him into custody without a struggle.

Background information on Cacho was not available.