Bicyclist hurt in crash in Huntington Beach pronounced brain dead

A bicyclist injured in a crash with an SUV in Huntington Beach has been pronounced brain dead, police said.

The 57-year-old Anaheim man was injured about 6:30 a.m. Friday at Gothard Street and Heil Avenue, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.

The driver of the 2003 Ford Expedition involved in the crash, a 34-year-old Huntington Beach man, remained at the scene.

The injured man was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange. On Sunday afternoon, a “pronouncement of brain death” was declared, police said.

Police asked that anyone with information about the crash call them at 714-536-5670.