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Eastlake police: 20-year-old bicyclist dies after hit-skip crash; suspected drunk driver arrested

Officials say Michael "Dylan" Minello was riding his bike along Lakeshore Boulevard when he was hit. 69-year-old Joyce Walters now faces multiple charges.

EASTLAKE, Ohio — A 20-year-old man is dead and a 69-year-old woman is in custody following an alleged hit-skip crash Friday night in Eastlake.

Police say the victim, identified as Michael "Dylan" Minello, was riding his bike along the 37100 block of Lakeshore Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle around 10 p.m. Officers found him on the ground with serious injuries and having trouble breathing, and he was subsequently taken to UH Lake West Medical Center in Willoughby.

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Roughly an hour later, an officer who had initially been at the scene noticed a car with heavy damage to its front end. Authorities now claim that vehicle was the one that hit Minello, and the driver was arrested after allegedly showing signs of being drunk at the wheel.

On Monday morning, Minello died at the hospital as a result of his injuries. The suspect, identified as Willoughby resident Joyce Walters, has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, hit-skip, and OVI.

Credit: Eastlake Police Department
Mugshot of Joyce Walters

Lake County court records do not show any prior arrests for Walters. If tried and convicted, she could potentially face roughly a decade in prison.

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