Crime & Safety

Bicyclist Killed on Highway 12 Identified

A car hit the bicyclist on Sept. 20.

FAIRFIELD, CA - Fairfield police have identified a man who was killed when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle last month as 71-year-old Paul Lorms of Fairfield.

The collision happened around 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 on state Highway 12 and Beck Avenue.

Witnesses said Lorms was riding south on Beck Avenue against a red light as he tried to cross Highway 12 when he was hit by a vehicle driving east, according to police.

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The vehicle had a green light and the driver remained at the scene, police said. Alcohol or drugs were not suspected as factors in the collision.

Lorms died at the scene.

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— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock

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