Bicyclist killed Wednesday identified
The man hit and killed by a pickup while riding his bicycle on Mission Avenue Wednesday has been identified as Baltazar Gonzalez-Hernandez, 45.
Gonzalez-Hernandez died of blunt head injuries, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner.
He was riding his bike on the south sidewalk of Mission near Rebecca when a westbound truck crossed the median and two eastbound lanes before striking Gonzalez-Herdandez and a brick wall. The driver of the truck, Robert G. Hargrave, was evaluated by a drug recognition expert who said he believed Hargrave was under the influence of a drug.
Hargrave was released from the hospital today and booked into the Spokane County Jail on a charge of vehicular homicide. He also had a warrant out for his arrest on a domestic violence charge of violating a protection order.