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Sheriff's officials have released the identity of a bicyclist killed Wednesday after being struck by a car on the northwest side of town.

John Hartenbach, 81, was struck in the area of West River and North Shannon Road, said Deputy Cody Gress, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman.

The roadway was closed for several hours while detectives investigated the crash.

No citations have been issued, but detectives are still looking into the crash, Gress said.


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