A motorist fatally struck a cyclist riding through the Southside neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
John Edward Muller, 65, of Richmond had been riding southbound on Telegraph Avenue near Haste Street when the driver, headed north, struck him, according to police and the county coroner.
Emergency workers took Muller to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The police department’s Fatal Accident Investigation Team is looking into the collision, Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Byron White said in an email.
The driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with the investigation, White said.
Vehicular traffic is one-way northbound on that section of Telegraph. The intersection is controlled by traffic lights. It was unclear precisely where Muller and the motorist collided.
This marks Berkeley’s first fatal cyclist crash of 2025, according to police data. There have been three other fatal collisions so far this year, each involving a motorist and a pedestrian.
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Alex N. Gecan joined Berkeleyside in 2023 as a senior reporter covering public safety. He has covered criminal justice, courts and breaking and local news for The Middletown Press, Stamford Advocate and…
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