ASHEVILLE, NC. (THECOUNT) — A tragic hit-and-run incident in Asheville claimed the life of 26-year-old cyclist Alexander Rozos on Thursday morning. Mauricio Roberto Melgar Delgado, of Ashville, was arrested after fleeing the scene.
The collision occurred shortly before noon in the east area of Asheville, near the 300 block of Swannanoa River Road, in Ashville.
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According to the Asheville Police Department, “Alex” Rozos was traveling west when he was struck by a white box truck heading in the same direction. Delgado then fled the scene leaving Rozos injured in the roadway.
Rozos succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Via Andrea Roubal on Facebook:
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all who reached out, messaged, called. I appreciate you all!
Thank you to those who helped Alex yesterday as he was lying in the road and who were there with him protecting him until the first responders got there.Alex loved life! He appreciated the little things. Most of us don’t take the time to appreciate the little things in life. He did! He strived to be the best he could be and he thrived! He was in the best shape and place of his life, and he tried to motivate as many people around him as he could! He never let me forget how much he loved me and appreciated me. He always thanked me for being there for him! Just rips my heart out thinking about it.
This was a video he made yesterday a few hours before he was senselessly killed! This is who he was, in awe of everything around him!
Delgado, 47, was located later that afternoon by authorities. He has been charged with hit-and-run causing serious injury or death and is currently held at the Buncombe County Detention Center under a $50,000 bond.
The incident remains under investigation by the Asheville Police Department as they continue to gather more details surrounding the fatal collision.
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