Driver was under the influence when he fatally struck bicyc…
Bicycle Crash Minneapolis Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota: A 24-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of being under the influence and fatally hitting a bicyclist in an April crash along Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. According to charging documents, the bicyclist was thrown a considerable distance after the driver struck him with his car, and the cyclist, who was in his 50s, died later at the hospital. Police officers at the scene smelled alcohol coming from the driver and conducted a field test; charges say his blood alcohol content registered at .086, above the state limit of .08. Documents say the man admitted to driving over the speed limit and said he was looking down to adjust his climate controls before the collision; two hours after the crash, his ethyl alcohol concentration was .057.