A 44-year-old bicyclist, suspected of being drunk, died Thursday night in Weld County when he was hit by one car and then a second vehicle.
Jeff Cleveland of Longmont was riding a bicycle west on Colorado 119 near Weld County Road 7 at about 8:50 p.m. when he was hit by a 2006 Hyundai Accent in the right lane of the road, according to a media release by the Colorado State Patrol.
Cleveland was thrown from the bicycle and then hit by a second car, a gold 2001 Dodge Stratus, which also was heading west and was in the left lane, the State Patrol said.
Cleveland, who died at the scene, is suspected of bicycling under the influence of alcohol, said Trooper David Hall, a State Patrol spokesman.
Cleveland was riding his bike on the right shoulder and turned into the path of the car in the right lane, according to the patrol.
“It’s not safe to drink and drive anything, even a bike,” Hall said.
Neither of the motorists, Chandler Jeff, 46, of Longmont and Luis Molina, 19, of Dacono, was injured in the incident.
An investigation into the fatal accident shut the highway for about three hours Thursday night.
The incident remains under investigation.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com
