Crime & Safety

Bicyclist Fattally Struck on Christmas Eve IDs by Coroner's Office

He is identified as 82-year-old Peter Tomaino of Laguna Hills.

An 82-year-old bicyclist fatally struck by a car in Laguna Hills on Christmas Eve was identified Wednesday by the Orange County Coroner's Office.

Peter Tomaino, a local man, collided with a vehicle on Paseo de Valencia, just south of Alicia Parkway, about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to the coroner's office and Orange County sheriff's Lt. Jeff Hallock.

Tomaino was declared dead at a hospital.

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The driver was not suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Hallock said.

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