Bicyclist who died after being hit in Bellevue identified

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - A bicyclist who died after being hit by a car in Bellevue on Wednesday has been identified.

The Seattle Times reports 33-year-old James Ralph died Thursday of multiple blunt force injuries, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Bellevue Police Department says Ralph was riding a bike on Northeast Eighth Street at 132nd Avenue Northeast when he was struck by a turning driver.

Police spokeswoman Meeghan Black says he was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he died.

Black says the driver said blinding sunshine was a factor in the crash. Detectives are still investigating the collision.

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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com