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Northshore woman arrested for hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist
Amber Bruhn, 33, of Nice was arrested following the crash, which occurred just before 2 p.m. Wednesday in the north Lakeport area, the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office reported.
A 73-year-old man from Lakeport died as a result of the crash. His name was withheld in the CHP’s Wednesday evening report on the crash pending notification of family.
The CHP said that its dispatch center received a call at approximately 1:54 p.m. Wednesday reporting a hit-and-run traffic collision that occurred on Lakeshore Boulevard, north of Hill Road East in North Lakeport.
The bicyclist was traveling southbound on Lakeshore Boulevard, within the southbound lane. The CHP said Bruhn was driving a white 2005 Kia Sorrento, also southbound on Lakeshore Boulevard, approaching the bicyclist’s location.
The CHP said Bruhn collided with the bicyclist, with the force of the impact throwing the man over Bruhn’s vehicle and onto the roadway.
Medical personnel responded to the scene and treated the man. However, the CHP said lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and he succumbed to his injuries from the collision. He had been using his safety equipment.
Bruhn fled the scene of the collision and left the vehicle at a nearby hotel, the CHP said.
The CHP said officers located Bruhn within hours of the crash and determined that she was the Kia’s driver at the time of the collision.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, the CHP said.
Drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be factors in this collision, according to the CHP report.
Correction: While the CHP originally gave the victim’s age as 47, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office gave the correct age as 73. The article has been updated with the correct information.
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