Man on bicycle killed on Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem police say

Emily Mikkelsen
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has been hit and killed in a crash on a busy Triad road.

According to Winston-Salem police, just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, they responded to Peters Creek Parkway at Academy Street about a crash. At the scene, they found a car and a bicycle that had been involved in a crash.

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Investigators say that the car was driving south on Peters Creek Parkway at the intersection of Academy Street when the bicyclist, Irving Leal Cisneros, 31, of Winston-Salem, was riding down Academy Street and ran through a red light, where he was then hit by the car. The bike did not have lights or reflectors and Cisneros was not wearing reflective clothing or a helmet.

Cisneros was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and passenger of the car were treated for minor injuries.

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