{"id":434877,"date":"2022-04-21T04:31:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T01:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hit-and-run-driver-charged-with-murder-after-hitting-77-year-old-cyclist\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T04:31:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T01:31:52","slug":"hit-and-run-driver-charged-with-murder-after-hitting-77-year-old-cyclist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hit-and-run-driver-charged-with-murder-after-hitting-77-year-old-cyclist\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hit-and-run driver charged with murder after hitting 77-year-old cyclist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3359802e5d9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3359802e5d9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hit-and-run-driver-charged-with-murder-after-hitting-77-year-old-cyclist\/#%E2%80%9CHit-and-run_driver_charged_with_murder_after_hitting_77-year-old_cyclist%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hit-and-run driver charged with murder after hitting 77-year-old cyclist&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHit-and-run_driver_charged_with_murder_after_hitting_77-year-old_cyclist%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Hit-and-run driver charged with murder after hitting 77-year-old cyclist&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/griffith.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Los Angeles hit-and-run driver was charged with murder after mowing down a 77-year-old cyclist who was participating in a charity bike ride on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Jelmert, 77, died in LA\u2019s Griffith Park park after he was allegedly struck by Jairo Mart\u00ednez, 37, who was under the influence, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/da.lacounty.gov\/media\/news\/man-charged-murder-cyclist-killed-during-charity-ride-griffith-park\">prosecutors said<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez was captured shortly after fleeing the scene and charged with murder and hit-and-run driving resulting in the death of another person. He also faced charges for driving with a suspended or revoked license from a prior DUI, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart goes out to everyone who grieves for the senseless loss of cyclist Andrew Jelmert,\u201d said Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrunken drivers threaten the safety of us all. They must be held accountable and their victims given the trauma-informed services they will need to become survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jelmert \u201cwas pedaling the final stretch of a 67-mile training ride in preparation for a 545-mile ride from San Francisco to LA benefiting the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center,\u201d according to a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/make-griffith-park-safer-for-all-users\">change.org petition<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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