A 37-year-old man died late Monday night after the bicycle he was on was was struck by an 18-year-old who was driving the SUV near the 28300 block of North Cave Creek Road, police said.

Officers responded just after 11:35 p.m. Aug. 12 and found Michael Hutchinson injured. He did not survive and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives reported that preliminary information suggests that the GMC Terrain SUV, operated by an 18-year-old man, was southbound on Cave Creek Road “when his attention was momentarily focused on his radio,” a Phoenix Police Department release stated. When he looked up, police said, he saw Hutchinson in front of him. He could not stop and collided with the bicyclist.

The driver stopped the car after the crash, called 911 and remained at the scene.

Impairment and speed are believed to be a factor in the collision, and final charging decisions will be made when a toxicology report and the crash has been reconstructed, police said.

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