On February 14, 2025, at 6:18 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a traffic collision near the area of S. Raitt Street and W. Myrtle Street.
Officers, along with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), responded to the scene where they discovered that the collision involved a bicyclist and a vehicle.
The bicyclist was treated at the scene before being transported to a local hospital by OCFA. Despite life-saving efforts, the bicyclist succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the bicyclist appeared to be traveling southbound on Raitt Street when he was struck by a vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, and cooperated with the investigation.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigations Unit (CIU) is investigating this incident.
Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact Detective K. Briley at (714) 245-8215 or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.
there’s a community skatepark and some traffic calming infrastructure on that corner,
yet this idiot decided to drive recklessly and kill someone
We don’t know at all if he (or she) was driving recklessly. It’s just as possible the bicycle was riding recklessly– ie going the wrong way, or failing to stop at a stop sign or red light. Tragic either way, but I do see dangerous cycling habits it all the time on the road. Driver remained at the scene and cooperated with law enforcement– and the article makes no mention of citations or arrest– so it’s best to wait for the investigation before jumping to conclusions.
Yeah silly bike rider, cities are for cars not people
No. Responsibility goes both ways.