LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have identified the Middletown man killed on Monday after his bicycle collided with a vehicle.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Matthew David Marx, 73, was the victim in the crash.

The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said Marx was riding his bicycle on Dry Creek Cutoff Road, approaching Highway 175, when the crash occurred at around 5 p.m. Monday.

The CHP’s report said Marx rode into the path of a 2019 Ford F-350 dually truck, towing a 2018 Carson utility trailer, driven by Richard Whalin, 60, of Yuba City.

Whalin swerved but couldn’t avoid hitting Marx, the CHP said.

Marx sustained major injuries and died at the scene, despite the efforts of South Lake County Fire Protection District firefighters, according to the report.

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