Joey Zoleta Garcia

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Joey Zoleta Garcia
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Age: 43

Location:
near the intersection of Rose Avenue and Raiders Way
Oxnard , CA
United States

We received the following email from Annamarie: 

"I lost my bestfriend early Sunday morning, 1/26/14, here in Oxnard, CA. His name was Joey Garcia & he was hit & killed by a drunk driver while he was riding his bike home. A ghost bike was placed in his memory where the accident
happened. I would like to meet the person that did that."

He leaves behind 2 beautiful daughters, Asia & Megan Garcia

From the VC Star

A man riding a bicycle early Sunday died after a drunken driver hit him in Oxnard, police said.

Authorities arrested the driver, Policarpio Diaz, 29, of Oxnard, on
suspicion of driving under the influence, hit-and-run and vehicular
manslaughter, according to a news release.

The collision happened about 2 a.m. near the intersection of Rose Avenue and Raiders Way.

Gerald Zoleta Garcia, 43, of Oxnard, died from his injuries after the crash.

Garcia was one of two cyclists traveling south in the bike lane on
Rose when he was hit, police said. A witness told police that Diaz was
driving in the bike lane. Diaz hit the back of Garcia’s bicycle,
throwing Garcia off the bike, the news release said.

With the help of witnesses, police found Diaz near the collision
site. Garcia’s bicycle was stuck beneath Diaz’s vehicle, police said.