A 55-year-old Huntington Beach man has been killed in a bicycle accident caused by a suspected drunk driver, according to a news report.
Huntington Beach police said that Michael Bastien was riding on a motorized bicycle traveling south on Bolsa Chica Road when he was hit by a southbound Mercedes C250 sedan. Bastien was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange in critical condition; he later died at the hospital.
The Mercedes driver, identified as Michael Perez, 51, of Huntington Beach, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in the fatal incident.
The deadly bicycle crash is still under investigation; anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Tai Huynh at 714-536-5670 or Investigator Robert Barr at 714-536-5666.
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