Source: A bicyclist who was struck by a car last week has died from his injuries. Ilya Gilevich, 79, of North Highlands was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m. Sunday from injuries suffered in a collision with a car on Elverta Road. The California Highway Patrol reported that at about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday a Plumas Lake woman was driving westbound on Elverta Road at 16th Street. Gilevich was riding a bicycle northbound on 16th Street. The CHP said in a press release that Gilevich failed to yield the right-of-way as he approached the intersection and began to ride directly in front of the woman's car. He was hit by the car and thrown from his bike. Gilevich, who was not wearing a helmet, was transported to the hospital. Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/09/bicyclist-dies-days-after-being-struck-by-car-on-elverta-street.html#storylink=cpy
Collision Data
Crash time: between 3 p.m. and 5:59 p.m.
Closest Intersection: 16th St
Land use: Rural
Road type: Rural Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Intersection
Collision type: Cyclist side/Car front end hit
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Automobile
If truck: Unknown
At crash time driver was: Don't Know
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Negative
Link if Website: http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/09/bicyclist-dies-days-after-being-struck-by-car-on-elverta-street.html
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