Ex-Con Charged With Murder for Collision That Killed 12-Year-Old Bicyclist in Costa Mesa
A convicted bank robber was officially charged with second degree murder after a DUI collision killed a 12-year-old bicyclist in Costa Mesa, California.
Richard David Lavalle, 59, of Long Beach was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck eastbound on Arlington Drive near the intersection of Junipero Drive just before 6 p.m. on Dec. 6 when he failed to halt for a stop sign, striking the autistic youth as he rode his bicycle in a crosswalk.
The victim, Noel Bascon, was riding with his father at the time. A passerby attempted CPR, and first responders continued lifesaving measures, before the youngster was taken to a hospital, where he died.