Hit-And-Run Driver Sought In Fatal E-Bike Crash In San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — A 40-year-old Capistrano Beach man died Tuesday morning after he was fatally struck by a vehicle while riding his electronic bike near a major intersection in San Clemente, the Orange County Register reported.

Now, OC Sheriff deputies are searching for the driver of the vehicle, who abandoned the car a short distance away.

The man was identified by authorities as 40-year-old Joshua Gene Cervantes. According to authorities, Cervantes was riding along northbound Avenida La Pata near Avenida Pico when he was hit by the vehicle at about 1:25 a.m.

Deputies pronounced Cervantes dead at the scene after finding him with head and neck trauma, the report said.

The location of where the vehicle was found was not released.

To read more about the fatal hit-and-run that killed one Orange County man, view the full article on the Orange County Register.