UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as Joshua King, 48, of Santa Cruz
A 48-year-old man on a bicycle speeding down Rio Del Mar Boulevard on a clear and sunny Friday afternoon died after he collided with two vehicles in the Esplanade parking area, CHP reports.
The bicyclist was not wearing a helmet, he added, and alcohol and drugs are being investigated as contributing factors to the collision.
Gutierrez estimated the cyclist was going 25-30 miles per hour on the steep downhill grade.
The bicyclist crashed into a 2019 blue Toyota Avalon and a 1996 white Chevrolet 3500 pickup, Gutierrez reported. The collision, which took place at 12:20 p.m., is still under investigation.