Bicyclist killed in Lawndale crash with garbage truck
I've had a couple of inquiries about this accident, which I wasn't aware of until yesterday. I couldn't immediately get the information about it, but I talked to Traffic Investigator Tim Crise a short time ago:
A bicyclist killed when he collided with a garbage truck in Lawndale was identified Wednesday as a Hawthorne man.
Elijah Miclea, 56, was killed at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the accident at Marine Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard, Lennox sheriff's Deputy Tim Crise said.
Miclea was on a bicycle on the southeast corner when the Waste Management truck made a right turn. For some reason, Miclea rode his bike into the side of the truck, Crise said.
Miclea was knocked down and fell under the wheels. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Crise told me it preliminarily appears the bicyclist was at fault, but he is continuing to investigate.
If you ever see something like this as you go about your lives, feel free to give us a call or send an email to me. There's a pretty good chance you know something I don't.
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