The bicyclist killed after being struck by a semi in South Bend has been identified. Silbestre Murillo traveled through a red light, into the intersection at Western and Olive, around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, and collided with the side of the semi.

The Edwardsburg man who was driving the semi remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

The. St. Joseph County Fatal Crash Team is still investigating factors into the crash.

The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office released the following information on Saturday, Jan. 16:

Yesterday morning at approximately 11:37 a.m., the South Bend Police Department was dispatched to Olive and Western in reference to a crash between a semi-truck with a flatbed trailer and a cyclist.

The truck with trailer was traveling southbound through the intersection of Olive and Western, with a green light. A bicyclist traveling eastbound on Western traveled into the intersection and collided with the side of the tractor.

The bicyclist had a red light.

The bicyclist, identified as Silbestre Murillo (late 30’s), was pronounced deceased at the
scene. The truck/trailer driver, a 40-year-old man from Edwardsburg, emained at the
scene and cooperated with investigators.

The. St. Joseph County Fatal Crash Team (FACT) was activated, per protocol, to assist
with the investigation. This remains an active and on-going investigation, and more
information will be released as we are able to do so