THE SALINAS MAN WHO WAS HIT BY A CAR ON MARCH 4TH HAS DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. 70-YEAR OLD JOSE VELASQUEZ WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE IN THE AREA OF NORTH DAVID ROAD AND WEST LAUREL DRIVE JUST BEFORE 5 A-M WHEN A 38-YEAR OLD MOTORIST REPORTEDLY CAME UPON HIM LYING IN THE LEFT TURN LANE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE DRIVER STRUCK VELASQUEZ, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES. SALINAS POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO RECONSTRUCT THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT AND ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT TO CONTACT THEM.
