A Yuba City man has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the Oct. 2 death of a bicyclist on Blue Oaks Boulevard in Roseville, according to a news release from the Placer County District Attorney's Office.
Juan Carlos Gomez, 22, entered a plea of not guilty to the charge when he appeared for arraignment today in Placer County Superior Court, the release states. He is also charged with a vehicle code violation of making an unlawful turning movement.
The manslaughter charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in the county jail or a fine, the release states.
The bicyclist, Cory Van Peck, 49, of Antelope, was struck by a pickup truck at about 4:15 a.m. as he rode east on Blue Oaks Boulevard between Del Webb Boulevard and Crocker Ranch Road, the release states.
Gomez is scheduled to return to court for further proceedings on June 1, according to the release.
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Juan Carlos Gomez, 22, entered a plea of not guilty to the charge when he appeared for arraignment today in Placer County Superior Court, the release states. He is also charged with a vehicle code violation of making an unlawful turning movement.
The manslaughter charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in the county jail or a fine, the release states.
The bicyclist, Cory Van Peck, 49, of Antelope, was struck by a pickup truck at about 4:15 a.m. as he rode east on Blue Oaks Boulevard between Del Webb Boulevard and Crocker Ranch Road, the release states.
Gomez is scheduled to return to court for further proceedings on June 1, according to the release.
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