COVINGTON, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police say a cyclist wearing dark clothes and riding a bicycle without safety lamps died when a car hit his bicycle from behind, throwing him off the bike.
A news release Wednesday said 59-year-old Alejandro Otilio Reyes-Meza of Covington also was not wearing a helmet when the accident occurred about 11 p.m. Tuesday
Senior Trooper Dustin Dwight is a state police spokesman. He said in an email Thursday that troopers have not brought any charges against the driver.
The accident occurred on Louisiana Highway 36 near 7th Street, about 1½ miles (2.5 kilometers) east of Covington.
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