A pickup truck hit and killed a 14-year-old girl Monday morning as she rode her bike to school in what officials said appears to be a horrible accident.

The girl, whose name was not released, was struck around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City police Sgt. Sean Hart said. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The driver, who police declined to identify, was not arrested and is not suspected of any wrong doing at present. The driver didn’t appear to be under the influence of alcohol and police haven’t identified any mechanical problems with the truck. It may have just been a tragic accident, said Hart, who added the crash remains under investigation.

The girl and the driver were headed east on Jefferson when they both made a right-hand turn onto southbound Alameda de las Pulgas, Hart said. After they collided the driver stopped and cooperated with police.

The girl was wearing a helmet and appears to have been a prudent rider.

“She was doing all those things, but this happened,” said Hart. “We don’t know what caused this crash.”

A 16-year-old Arcadia boy who was struck by a car while riding his bicycle over the weekend has died from his injuries, authorities said Wednesday.

Roger A. Lewis, who had been on life support following Saturday’s collision at Santa Anita Avenue and Duarte Road, died Tuesday at a hospital, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter said.

The crash took place just before 10 p.m., Arcadia police officials said in a written statement.

The 2008 Chrysler Sebring struck the teenage cyclist, who was thrown from his bicycle, police said. Lewis, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered major head injuries.

He was pronounced dead at 9:53 a.m. Tuesday, Winter said. An autopsy was pending.

Lewis had been riding a Bianchi “fixed-gear” bicycle, police said.

The type of bicycle was originally developed for velodrome racing but has grown in popularity among recreational riders in recent years.

Lewis was a former student at Arcadia High School, where he studied for a little more than a year before transferring more than a year ago, Arcadia High School Principal Brent Forsee said.

“We’re very aware that even though he wasn’t a current student, he did have friends on campus,” the principal said. “He was a member of the community.”

Forsee said he wasn’t sure whether Lewis had been attending another school or was being home schooled.

Grief counselors and psychologists had been made available to AHS students, “just to counsel them, to be there,” Forsee said Wednesday.

He expressed sorrow for Lewis’ family and said as a result of the incident, school staff would be taking time to talk with students about helmets and bicycle safety.

The crash remained under investigation, however no crime was initially suspected, police said. Though toxicology results for both Lewis and the 26-year-old Arcadia man who was driving the involved car were pending, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor, authorities said.

“The department sends its condolences to the family and friends of the bicyclist, as well as to the driver and witnesses to the collision,” Le Veque said.

A man on a bicycle was struck by a sport utility vehicle and killed in Palmdale Monday night.

The collision occurred around 9:15 p.m. on Palmdale Boulevard near 30th Street East, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Steve Sylvies.

The bicyclist was traveling south across Palmdale Boulevard when he was struck by an eastbound Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a woman, Sylvies said.

Alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the collision and the driver was not immediately cited or arrested, pending completion of the crash investigation, Sylvies said.

Cause of the Palmdale Crash

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A 46-year-old Lake Elsinore man was killed Wednesday, Aug. 1, when he was struck by a pickup while riding his bicycle in the unincorporated Lakeland Village area, authorities said.

Coroner’s officials identified the man as Harry Dettloff. He died at the scene.

California Highway Patrol officials said Dettloff was riding south on the west shoulder of Grand Avenue north of Baldwin Boulevard shortly after 4:30 p.m. when he was hit.

Patrick Wattson, 60, of Wildomar, was driving a Nissan Frontier south on Grand at about 40 mph when he drifted onto the right shoulder and hit Dettloff, said Officer Nathan Baer, a spokesman for the Temecula-area CHP office. Dettloff, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown to the pavement, Baer said.

Baer said it appears that the driver allowed the truck to drift because he was “momentarily inattentive.”

A Cupertino man who was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Campbell was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cyclist was identified as Charles Shaffer of Cupertino.

Around 6:25 p.m. on Thursday Campbell police say Shaffer was attempting to cross four-lane Campbell Avenue east of La Pradera Drive in front of the Kirkwood Plaza Shopping Center.

A Buick sedan traveling east, driven by an unidentified 28-year-old man, struck Shaffer.

Traffic was diverted for a time after the collision.

There is no indication the car was traveling at excessive speed, according to Campbell Police Capt. Charley Adams.

The driver remained at the scene and Adams said he has been “very cooperative” with the investigation. He submitted to a voluntary substance test and police do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision.

Officers responded to a report of a traffic collision between a cyclist and a car, Adams said. Upon arrival, officers found Shaffer in the center of Campbell Avenue.

“Emergency personnel attempted to revive (him) but were unsuccessful,” Adams said. “He was pronounced dead at the scene.”

The car is still being processed and witness accounts are being vetted, police said.

Cause of the Campbell Crash

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