Five cars were racing on a rural Central Valley road when one of them struck and killed a bicyclist last year, a lawsuit by her family says.
Bicyclist Adela Santana-Mullooly, 51, was riding on Watts Valley Road in Fresno County on the morning of Oct. 2 when an Acura NSX crossed the center line on a curve and struck her head-on, the California Highway Patrol said. She died at the scene. The suit alleges the Acura’s driver — a 45-year-old Clovis man — was racing at least four other cars and contends the drivers exhibited “a wanton disregard” for the safety of others,The two-lane Watts Valley Road, which extends from ranchland north of Sanger to the Sierra Nevada foothills, is a favorite route of bicyclists. Santana-Mullooly was riding with a group on the Sunday morning, training for a daylong ride later that month, the Fresno Cycling Club said in a memorial post. Around 10:20 a.
Santana-Mullooly taught anthropology at Fresno State and Clovis Community College. She is survived by her husband, their three sons — a 12-year-old and 10-year-old twins — and an 18-year-old stepson and 21-year-old stepdaughter, her obituary said.
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