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Cyclist struck and killed by pickup in Richardson
02:27 PM CDT on Monday, September 29, 2008
A Dallas resident who was riding his bike was killed this morning after he was struck by a pickup in Richardson, authorities said.
The cyclist, Rito "Anthony" Mungioli, 51, was riding his bicycle about 7:30 a.m. in the right eastbound lane of Arapaho Road near Greenville Avenue when he was struck by the truck, said Sgt. Kevin Perlich, a Richardson police spokesman. He died at the scene.
The driver, 18-year-old Matthew McEwan of Dallas, told police he did not see Mr. Mungioli because of the glare from the sun, Sgt. Perlich said.
"He was driving under the legally posted speed limit (40) but too fast for conditions," Sgt. Perlich said. "Sun glare made it difficult to see and he should have slowed down to a safer speed.”
Mr. Mungioli was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Sgt. Perlich said at this point he doesn't know if Mr. McEwan will face any charges.
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