Crime & Safety

ID Released On Cyclist Killed After Falling From Santa Cruz Cliff

Robert Bradfield, 58, of Aptos died at the scene after police and fire department crews were called about 7:45 p.m. Friday.

SANTA CRUZ, CA — A cyclist who died after plummeting over a cliff in Santa Cruz along West Cliff Drive and David Way has been identified.

Robert Bradfield, 58, of Aptos died at the scene after police and fire department crews were called about 7:45 p.m. Friday and found him below the cliff's edge.

Medical aid was given, but Bradfield was pronounced dead at the scene.

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No foul play is suspected in the fatal accident, and Santa Cruz police are investigating it as a solo-bicyclist collision.

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