A bicyclist was killed last Friday after an SUV hit the rider on San Antonio Road in rural Marin County, according to authorities. The driver stopped, tried CPR, and called 911, but deputies pronounced the cyclist dead at the scene. Officials are withholding the victim’s name until relatives can be notified.
The California Highway Patrol said the collision happened around 4:30 PM on San Antonio Road in an unincorporated stretch just south of the Marin-Sonoma county line, about eight miles from Petaluma. The bicyclist was riding a Trek bicycle southbound when he or she was struck by a Toyota Highlander traveling in the same direction. The driver, identified as 31-year-old Kevin Simonis of Petaluma, called 911 and attempted CPR. Deputies from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office arrived shortly afterward and pronounced the bicyclist dead roughly 15 minutes later. Investigators said they do not suspect drugs or alcohol, and no arrests were made, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle…