Driver arrested after hit-and-run kills cyclist

Officers followed a debris trail in Half Moon Bay to suspect

HALF MOON BAY — A driver was arrested early Saturday after hitting and killing a bicyclist, then fleeing the scene while dragging the victim’s bike away, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officers were called about 7:05 a.m. to Highway 1 south of Furtado Lane after receiving reports of a collision. They found a 44-year-old Half Moon Bay man on the right road shoulder, gravely injured. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

While there were some remnants of what appeared to be a collision, no bicycle was found at the site.

But officers found a debris trail that actually led them to a home about a mile away.

There they found the 1999 Ford SUV they believe hit the victim. They also found the Trek road bike that the victim was riding.

Angel Gabriel Gongora Mis, a 29-year-old Half Moon Bay resident, was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter and destroying evidence.

“Investigation revealed that the detained subject was driving the Ford SUV which struck the bicyclist, and fled the scene with the bicycle still lodged under his vehicle,” the CHP stated in a collision report.

Investigators suspect that Gongora Mis “failed to see” the bicyclist and rear-ended him, then drove off, according to the CHP. There were no immediate signs that he was driving impaired.

The victim’s identity was not released by authorities Saturday pending notification of his next of kin.

Anyone who might have witnessed the collision or has information for the CHP can contact Officer Cesar Perez at 650-369-6261.