Published March 26. 2025 04:23PM
The Carbon County coroner has identified the man who died in the Banks Township incident Tuesday night.
Jancel Santos-Perez, 30, from Beaver Meadows, was riding his bicycle on Spring Mountain Road when he was struck by a car.
Perez was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:55 p.m. by Deputy Coroner Dave Stianche.
The manner of death has been ruled an accident.
State police at the Hazleton barracks said the incident happened about three-tenths of a mile east of Route 93. They said a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, driven by Carol E. Furmanchin, 87, of Weatherly, was westbound and approaching Route 93, while two bicycles were traveling westbound in the roadway ahead of the car, riding in tandem.
Police said the Cruze struck both bicycles with its right side bumper. The rider was thrown onto the hood of the car.
The other cyclist, Mayi Abreau Olga, 39, of Beaver Meadows, was thrown off the bicycle and came to rest off the right side of the road.
She was transported by personnel from the McAdoo Fire Company Ambulance Association to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton. Police said the severity of her injuries is unknown but the injuries are believed to not be life-threatening.
Police said the car driven by Furmanchin, who was uninjured, came to rest in a parking lot at the intersection with Route 93.