Cyclist killed Friday in Tacoma identified

The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man killed Friday morning in a Tacoma bicycle accident as Peter Evans, 46. Officials did not have a hometown for the man.

Tacoma police said the bicyclist was killed Friday after riding into an intersection and hitting a trailer pulled behind a fuel truck.

The cyclist was riding east on East 25th Street when he passed several cars, failed to stop at the traffic signal at East G Street and went into the intersection, police said. The bike hit the trailer, and the cyclist was pronounced dead shortly after the accident.

This story was originally published July 25, 2015 at 3:36 PM with the headline "Cyclist killed Friday in Tacoma identified."