Street View of the 1500 block of Palm Avenue in the Egger Highlands neighborhood of San Diego, CA, where the crash occurred. Source: Google Maps.
KEY DETAILS
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at about 1:15 a.m.
LOCATION
1500 block of Palm Avenue, Egger Highlands, San Diego, CA
VICTIM
A 45-year-old man riding a bicycle was struck from behind and killed; his identity has not been released
ROAD CLOSURES
No road closures were reported in connection with the crash
INVESTIGATION
SDPD’s Traffic Division is investigating the fatal hit-and-run; the public is asked to call 858-495-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477
A 45-year-old bicyclist was killed early Wednesday morning in a hit-and-run crash in San Diego’s Egger Highlands neighborhood. The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. in the 1500 block of Palm Avenue, near the U.S.-Mexico border in the city’s South Bay area. The man was riding a mountain bike eastbound in the marked bicycle lane when a vehicle traveling in the same direction veered into the lane and struck him from behind. The driver did not stop and fled the scene in an unknown direction. Paramedics pronounced the bicyclist dead at the scene; his identity has not been released.
According to ABC 10News San Diego (KGTV), which cited the San Diego Police Department, investigators have not yet released a description of the striking vehicle or its driver. The outlet reported that SDPD’s Traffic Division is leading the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run. CBS 8 San Diego (KFMB) similarly reported that the bicyclist was in the eastbound bike lane when he was struck and that no suspect information was publicly available as of Wednesday. Anyone with information is asked to call SDPD’s Traffic Division at 858-495-7800 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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ABC 10News San Diego (KGTV)
@10News · Sep 23, 2026
Bicyclist killed in Egger Highlands hit-and-run; police seek suspect
California’s Three Feet for Safety Act, Vehicle Code Section 21760, requires a driver overtaking or passing a bicyclist traveling in the same direction to move into an adjacent lane when possible, or otherwise pass at a safe distance of at least three feet. The law exists precisely to prevent the kind of lane-drift collision investigators describe here, where a vehicle veered into a marked bike lane and struck a cyclist from behind. A driver who violates this statute and causes injury or death can be held civilly liable.
California Vehicle Code Section 20001 makes it a crime for the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision resulting in injury or death to fail to stop, identify themselves, and render reasonable assistance. Fleeing the scene, as the driver in this case is alleged to have done, is both a criminal hit-and-run offense and strong evidence of fault in a related civil claim. Victims’ families can pursue compensation even while a criminal investigation into the fleeing driver remains open.
This summary is general information, not legal advice. Every case depends on its specific facts.
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