Cypress Bicyclist Identified In Fatal Truck Crash

CYPRESS, CA — A Cypress bicyclist was killed when he was struck by a truck in La Palma, authorities said Monday.

Ho Cheong—a resident of Cypress—was 24 years old, according to the Orange County coroner's office.

The crash occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Crescent Avenue and Walker Street, according to La Palma police Corporal R. Lopino.

Paramedics took Cheong to UCI Medical Center in Orange where he was pronounced dead just before 2 p.m., the Orange County coroner's office reported.

There was no word as to if the driver of the truck was detained as of this report.