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STANTON (CBSLA.com) — A man was killed Tuesday morning by a hit-and-run driver in west Orange County.
The bicyclist was struck on Beach Boulevard south of Cerritos Avenue in Stanton, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
READ MORE: Search Warrant Executed To Obtain Black Box Data In Tiger Woods CrashDeputies responded at 4:43 a.m. and found him lying dead in the roadway.
READ MORE: Railroad Worker Killed After 2 Freight Trains ‘Converge’ In Buena ParkThe man appears to have been riding out of an alleyway when he fell from his bicycle onto Beach Blvd. and was run over by a vehicle, the OCSD reports.
Witnesses told investigators they saw a dark-colored SUV slow down for a bit and then speed away towards Katella Avenue.
MORE NEWS: Small Alligator Discovered During Drug Raid At Port Hueneme HomeDeputies closed off southbound lanes of Beach Blvd. as they investigate the crash.