Crime & Safety
Victim Identified after Fatal Bike-Car Collision Upvalley
The Napa County Sheriff's Office has identified Richard Arthur Becker of St. Helena as the bicyclist who died following a collision with a car in Deer Park over the weekend, according to the Napa Valley Register.
The 54-year-old St. Helena man who lost his life following a collision with an autombile in Deer Park Saturday has been identified by the Napa County Sheriff's Office as Richard Arthur Becker, according to a report in the .
The car was driven by Kimberly Klingman, 39, of Napa, who was not arrested, according to the Register report.
, Becker was riding westbound on Deer Park Road when he struck the front of Klingman's BMW as she was trying to make a left-hand turn to go north on Sanitarium Road, the California Highway Patrol said.
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Becker died at St. Helena Hospital. The cause of the collision is under investigation, but alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the crash.
The accident comes on the heels of at least half a dozen incidents over the past three months in Sonoma and Napa counties where cyclists were killed or injured by drivers, including the of a Napa bicyclist whose son is a City Council candidate.
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This week, a state bill mandating a three-foot passing buffer for bicyclists and cars faces an Assembly vote following passage in the state Senate.
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