A Santa Clara woman is suspected of being distracted when she struck and killed a bicyclist in Los Altos Hills, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
The accident happened on February 13 on Foothill Expressway, north of Old Oak Court. The sheriff’s office identified the bicyclist as 38-year-old Maria Jabon of Los Altos.
The driver was identified as 64-year-old Mesfin Mekonnen, who remained at the scene to cooperate with investigators.
After months of investigation, the sheriff’s office found evidence indicating she was “distracted and entered the bike path.”
Mekonnen is now charged with manslaughter with gross negligence. The sheriff’s office said she turned herself in Friday and was booked into the Marin Jail Facility.
