52-year old man dies 19 days after February 10 ebike crash in Oceanside; 17th SoCal bike death already this year

Sigh.

A few weeks ago, we mentioned in passing that Oceanside police found a 52-year old man lying in the roadway next to an ebike after midnight, suffering from severe upper body injuries.

Today, we got the sad news that he didn’t make it.

According to The Coast News (scroll down), the victim, identified as Oceanside resident Scott Weiler, died 19 days after he was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.

Apparently, Weiler somehow lost control of his ebike and crashed into a light pole near Coast Highway and Seagaze Drive sometime before 12:11 am on Wednesday, February 11th.

Although The Coast News oddly places the crash shortly after noon the day before.

Unfortunately, there’s no word on what kind of ebike Weiler was riding, so we don’t know if it was a ped-assist bike or an e-moto. But either way, his death is no less tragic.

This the 17th bicycling fatality that I’m aware of in Southern California this year, and the second in San Diego County.

My deepest sympathy and prayers for Scott Weiler and his loved ones.