Irvine bicyclist killed in hit and run collision in Santa Ana - New Santa Ana

Published
June 20, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Santa Ana, California
intersection in Santa Ana
Incident type
Hit and run, Bicycle

Summary

Bicycle Crash Santa Ana California in Santa Ana, California: A 60-year-old cyclist, Francois Primeau of Irvine, was struck and killed by a motorist who fled the scene in an intersection collision in Santa Ana on Friday evening, June 19, 2026, at approximately 6:15 p.m. Emergency dispatchers received multiple calls reporting the vehicle-versus-bicycle collision and found Primeau lying in the roadway with catastrophic injuries. Despite immediate life-saving efforts by medical personnel, Primeau was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver failed to stop or render aid, accelerating away from the scene immediately following the impact, and the Santa Ana Police Department's Collision Investigation Unit took over the active case.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Francois Primeau Cyclist Fatal
Unnamed Cyclist Cyclist Fatal

Original reporting

Irvine bicyclist killed in hit and run collision in Santa Ana - New Santa Ana

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