Cyclist killed after being hit by vehicle

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Lexington man was killed after being hit by a vehicle while participating in a cycling event in central Kentucky.

The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/1Fw8ROt ) reports the driver accused of hitting the cyclist in Scott County on Saturday has been charged with murder. The cyclist was identified as 57-year-old Mark Hinkel.

Georgetown Police Capt. Robert Swanigan says Hinkel was hit head-on by a pickup truck. He says other cyclists saw the crash.

Swanigan says the cyclist was thrown into the bed of the pickup.

He says the truck driver, Odilon Paz-Salvador, continued down the road and turned right onto another road, where a sheriff’s deputy saw Hinkel in the truck bed and pursued. Paz-Salvador pulled over.

Authorities say charges against Paz-Salvador include murder, driving under the influence and wanton endangerment.

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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

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