Coroner identifies bicyclist killed in North Las Vegas wreck
Richard Phillip Dorame, 42, died in an auto-bicycle accident Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, in North Las Vegas. (Bizu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A shoe and a bicycle are seen at the accident scene near the Lake Mead Boulevard and North Fifth Street intersection on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, in North Las Vegas. The bicyclist, Richard Phillip Dorame, 42, died at the scene after being hit by a Honda sedan. (Bizu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday identified the cyclist who died in North Las Vegas in a Saturday auto-bicycle accident.
Richard Phillip Dorame, 42, was riding a bicycle and trying to cross the street when a 55-year-old woman driving a Honda sedan hit him, police said. Dorame died at the scene.
Officers responded to the crash at Lake Mead Boulevard and North Fifth Street about 7 a.m., North Las Vegas police said.
The car driver had the right of way, police said.
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