Coroner IDs Sacramento-Area Cyclist Killed In Saturday's Davis Ride

The Solano County coroner’s office has identified a bicycle rider who died when he was struck by a big-rig Saturday as 50-year-old Ronald Cortez of Rocklin.

Cortez was participating in an organized bicycle ride known as the Davis Double Century, according to the California Highway Patrol. The 200-mile ride that begins and ends in Davis goes through Yolo, Solano, Napa and Lake counties, according to the race’s website.

Cortez failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Sparling Lane and Tremont Road in unincorporated Solano County adjacent to Interstate Highway 80 southwest of Davis around 5:10 a.m., CHP officials said.

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He was riding north on Tremont Road, which has a stop sign at the intersection, when he was hit by a Kenworth big-rig pulling a set of double trailers being driven east at 50 to 55 mph by 62-year-old Jose Rios of Dixon, according to the CHP.

Cortez was pronounced dead at 5:23 a.m., according to the coroner’s office. CHP officials said alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the collision. Sparling Lane was completely shut down for two and a half hours as a result of the fatality, according to the CHP. The race was rerouted at Tremont and Robben roads.

The ride is for both first-time and experienced long-distance riders, according to the ride’s website.

--Bay City News

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