A suspected drunk driver kills two cyclists on a 30-strong Halloween ride in California, then flees the scene

From the Newshound archive · first published 25 October 2026.

Valentin Alberto Rodriguez, 38, was arrested at his Montclair home roughly four hours after the crash, facing suspicion of DUI, felony hit-and-run and gross vehicular manslaughter. One rider was reportedly dragged over a mile before being left in a residential street. The group had been travelling east on Kingsley Street near Tudor Avenue at 10:39pm Saturday when a westbound car ploughed into them.

One cyclist was declared dead at the scene just five minutes after the impact.

A woman died in hospital at 1:19am, while a third rider sustained major injuries.