A CYCLIST WHO WAS FATALLY STRUCK IN A CAR CRASH ON HIGHWAY 1 YESTERDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. AUTHORITIES SAY 40-YEAR OLD JOSHUA ALPER WAS RIDING WITH A GROUP OF CYCLISTS SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 1 NEAR DIMEO lANE, WHEN A NORTHBOUND 2013 TESLA COLLIDED WITH THE SANTA CRUZ RESIDENT. POLICE SAY ALPER, WHO WAS RIDING IN THE BIKE LANE AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, DIED AT THE SCENE. MEANWHILE, THE 63-YEAR OLD DRIVER OF THE TESLA STAYED AT THE SCENE AND COOPERATED WITH INVESTIGATORS. THE CAUSE OF the CRASH HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
