Bicyclist Killed By Truck Identified as Fremont Woman

A bicyclist who was struck and killed by a construction truck on an overpass above Interstate Highway 880 in Fremont on Monday morning was identified by the Alameda County coroner’s bureau today as 57-year-old
Deborah Pletzer of Fremont.

Pletzer and the driver of a truck that was hauling dirt were both traveling south on Fremont Boulevard, just north of Cushing Parkway, when the collision occurred at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Fremont police said. She was
pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck, a man, stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation, police said.

--Bay City News

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