Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Coroner ID's Bicyclist Killed by Truck on PCH
A 29-year-old woman was hit by a truck Friday morning on Pacific Coast Highway and Bayside Drive.
A Newport Beach woman died Friday after being hit by a truck in Newport Beach, the Orange County coroner's office reported.
Bicyclist Sarah Leaf, 29, was involved in a deadly collision with a stake bed truck about 10:40 a.m. at the corner of Bayside Drive and Pacific Coast Highway, according to Newport Beach police Sgt. Mark Hamilton.
Leaf was pronounced dead at the scene.
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"The driver remained at the scene and no arrests have been made," Hamilton said.
A witness said Leaf was wearing a helmet.
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"I thought she was so still, I didn't know if she was dead," resident Barbara D. said. "I feel so bad, really sad."
Both vehicles were going east, and the collision happened when the driver of a stake-bed truck turned right on Bayside Drive, according to police.
Southbound Bayside Drive from Pacific Coast Highway was closed for several hours on Friday.
— City News Service contributed to this report.
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