The deadly accident happened around 12:31 p.m. on August 1 on Highway 395 near milepost 157.
Lake County, OR – A man was killed Friday afternoon in a bicycle accident in Lake County, according to the Oregon State Police.
The deadly accident happened around 12:31 p.m. on August 1 on Highway 395 near milepost 157.
Police said Robert Patrick McGee, 69, of New Pine Creek, was riding a bicycle southbound on the highway. Greg Alan Stiles, 64, of Guernville, California, was driving a white GMC 3500 HD pickup truck when he tried to pass and struck McGee.
McGee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Stiles was determined to have been impaired at the time of the accident and was arrested for DUII. He was taken to the Lake County Jail. His passenger, Diego Rosas Ojeda, 48, of Santa Rosa, CA, was uninjured in the accident.
The accident closed the highway for about six hours.
The authorities are investigating the accident.
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