A weekend ride along West Eight Mile Road ended in tragedy yesterday when a bicyclist and two dogs were killed in a hit-and-run near Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park in Stockton, authorities said. Emergency crews found the rider and the animals on the westbound shoulder by the park, and the bicyclist was later pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators have not yet released the victim’s identity.
According to CBS Sacramento, the California Highway Patrol’s Stockton office received the first report of the crash at about 10:18 AM, and paramedics pronounced the bicyclist dead at 10:27 AM. The San Joaquin County medical examiner estimated the person had been dead roughly four to 12 hours before CHP officers arrived.
Investigators believe the suspect vehicle is either a silver or light gray SUV or a Ford pickup with significant damage to the right front. It may have last been seen in the Spanos Park West neighborhood near Scott’s Creek Drive, according to information relayed to investigators…