Driver Plows Into 30-Person Halloween Bike Ride, Killing 2 And Fleeing: Police

MONTCLAIR, CA — Two people were killed and two were injured after an intoxicated driver crashed into several cyclists participating in a 30-person Halloween bike ride in San Bernardino County, police said.

Officers responded around 10:40 p.m. Saturday to reports of the collision at Kingsley Street and Tudor Avenue in Montclair, according to police.

The cyclists had been traveling east on Kingsley Street when a westbound vehicle struck several riders and the driver fled the scene, police said, adding that witnesses reported the group was participating in a self-coordinated Halloween ride.

Officers arrested the driver, 38-year-old Valentin Alberto Rodriguez of Monclair, around 2:40 a.m. Sunday, after finding him at his home near the scene, police said.

One cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene minutes after officers arrived and two more were taken to a hospital, with one dying around 1:20 a.m. Sunday and the other suffering major injuries, police said, adding the surviving victim was in stable condition Sunday morning.

A fourth person suffered a minor head laceration and declined treatment against medical advice, according to police.

Rodriguez was booked at the West Valley Detention Center on suspicion of driving under the influence and causing injury or death, driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher and causing injury or death, felony hit-and-run involving death or permanent, serious injury, and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, police said.