MARTINEZ – Contra Costa County prosecutors on Friday charged a 73-year-old Orinda man with felony hit and run for his alleged position in a crash that injured a bike owner in Pinole.
The collision was reported within the 2100 block of Appian Means shortly after 5 p.m. on July 25. In a press release, the Contra Costa County District Legal professional’s Workplace mentioned Joseph Kish hit a bike owner along with his car and didn't cease. The bike owner, a 41-year-old Oakland man, fell to the bottom and fractured his pelvis, based on prosecutors.
The district lawyer’s workplace mentioned the sufferer managed to make his strategy to a close-by motel, the place he known as police. A witness additionally offered authorities with a press release and images.
Kish was later recognized as the motive force of the car that hit the bike owner, based on prosecutors.
An arraignment date for Kish will probably be set by the courtroom at a future date, the district lawyer’s workplace mentioned.
Between 2014 and 2018, there have been 14 bicycle-involved collisions that resulted in extreme harm or dying, based on a current report by Contra Costa County Imaginative and prescient Zero. The report advisable enhancements for each city and rural roads within the county.