A bicyclist died after being struck by a car on a rural Marin County road Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The victim, who was riding a Trek bicycle southbound down San Antonio Road, was struck by a Toyota Highlander driving in the same direction, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday. The crash occurred in an unincorporated area of Marin County, about 8 miles outside Petaluma and just south of the Marin-Sonoma county line.
The driver, 31-year-old Kevin Simonis of Petaluma, called 911 to report the crash around 4:30 p.m. Simonis also attempted CPR on the bicyclist, CHP spokesperson Arthur Tellez said. Deputies from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office then arrived at the scene and pronounced the bicyclist dead about 15 minutes later…