Traffic & Transit
Authorities ID Bicyclist Found Dead On Calistoga Roadway
The victim, a Pennsylvania man, had blunt force injuries consistent with a vehicle collision, authorities said.
CALISTOGA, CA — The Napa County Sheriff's Office has identified a man who was found dead Thursday morning on Foothill Boulevard in Calistoga as Ian Michael Butler, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Butler was staying in Santa Rosa at the time of his death, Napa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Henry Wofford said.
Calistoga police responded around 4 a.m. and found Butler's body in the east lane of Foothill Boulevard at Silver Street near a bicycle. Butler suffered blunt force injuries consistent with a vehicle collision, Calistoga Police Chief Mitch Celaya said.
Calistoga police called the Napa County Major Crimes Task Force, which will lead the investigation, Celaya said.
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There were no witnesses to the collision that happened in a residential area at Foothill Boulevard and Silver Street in southern Calistoga, Celaya said.
—Bay City News Service
