Cyclist Killed in Collision with Power Pole Cable

April 19, 2011

VALLEJO - A 46-year-old Vallejo man died Saturday, one day after he rode his bicycle into a power pole support cable on Friday, KTVU News reported. According to police, the victim, Richard Allan Schlesier Jr. was riding north on the eastern sidewalk in the 2000 block of Sacramento Street at about noon on April 15, 2011 when he struck the cable. He fell to the ground and suffered head injuries, and was subsequently taken to John Muir Medical Center where he died at about 2 p.m. Saturday. Vallejo police are investigating the fatal Solano County bicycle accident.

Sources: KTVU News

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