54 year old Lei Hong was the bicyclist that was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Maple Valley near Black Diamond on Monday after the bike rider “suddenly veered” into the vehicle’s path, the Washington State Patrol said.
The pickup was headed northbound on State Route 169 at 288th when the bicyclist, “on the right side, suddenly veered into the northbound lane and struck” the truck, the State Patrol said.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
