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Horror as driver plows into 30-person bike ride, killing two and dragging victim for over a mile in California

By Zain Khan2 min readNew York Post
Horror as driver plows into 30-person bike ride, killing two and dragging victim for over a mile in CaliforniaHorror as driver plows into 30-person bike ride, killing two and dragging victim for over a mile in California

About 30 riders were heading east on Kingsley Street near Tudor Avenue around 10:39 p.m. Saturday when the vehicle crashed into them.

Two bicyclists were killed and another seriously hurt after a suspected drunk driver plowed into a Halloween group ride in Montclair and then fled, police said.

About 30 riders were heading east on Kingsley Street near Tudor Avenue around 10:39 p.m. Saturday when a westbound car slammed into several of them, according to the Montclair Police Department.

One cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene minutes later. A woman rushed to the hospital died early Sunday. A third rider suffered major injuries and is in a stable condition.

Damaged bicycles lie in the street at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle and a group of bicyclists in Montclair.
Emergency responders attend to a fatal hit-and-run incident in Montclair. KNN
Emergency responders and vehicles at the scene of an incident where a vehicle struck people on bicycles.
A vehicle struck several children and adults on bicycles at the intersection of Kingsley Street and Tudor Avenue. KNN
Damaged bicycles lie on a street at the intersection where a vehicle struck bicyclists.
Police are investigating two crime scenes related to the incident, and the suspect remains at large. KNN

One victim was dragged for more than a mile and then dumped in a residential neighborhood, KTLA reported. Police did not mention that detail in their statement.

The suspect, Valentin Alberto Rodriguez, 38, was arrested at his nearby Montclair home early Sunday on suspicion of DUI, felony hit-and-run and gross vehicular manslaughter.

Police officers and investigators at a crime scene where a vehicle struck multiple cyclists.
Firefighters and police officers respond to the scene where a vehicle struck several children and adults on bicycles. KNN

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