Bicyclist killed in Petaluma after collision with vehicle

Officials with the Petaluma Police Department say a bicyclist was killed on Wednesday in a crash with a vehicle. The driver is cooperating with the police investigation. Officials have ruled out drugs or alcohol as a contributing factor in the crash.

PETALUMA, Calif. - Officials with the Petaluma Police Department say a bicyclist was killed on Wednesday in a crash with a vehicle.

Bicyclist killed

What we know:

Police say they started receiving calls about the crash at S. Ely Boulevard and Capistrano Drive at around 3 p.m.

Officers who arrived at the scene a short time later said the bicyclist succumbed to their injuries. The bicyclist and the driver were both traveling northbound on S. Ely Blvd. at the time of the crash, a police lieutenant said.

A bicyclist was killed on May 28, 2025, in Petaluma.

Police said both the bicyclist and the driver of the vehicle are males, but did not disclose either of their ages. The identity of the bicyclist is being withheld pending notification of the victim's family by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

Police said alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor at this time.

Police said the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and is cooperating with their investigation.

An Acura SUV with a shattered windshield on the passenger side and a shoe on the roof of the vehicle was at the scene of the crash, along with what appeared to be a body covered in a tarp near the toppled bicycle.

The crash remains under investigation.

This is a developing news story.

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