Fire chief training for triathlon on his bike dies after being struck down by drunk van driver
Mike Kreza, a married father of three, had served in the Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Department for 18 years before his untimely death.
A 44-year-old fire captain from California, who had been training to take part in a triathlon, was killed in a tragic accident last week while he was riding a bicycle after being run over by a drunk van driver.
According to a press release by the fire & rescue department, the married father-of-three, Mike Kreza, was struck down in Mission Viejo on November 3. He had served in the Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Department for 18 years before his untimely death.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department said in a press release: "From initial witness statements, the driver of a van struck the victim while he was riding his bicycle eastbound on Alicia Parkway."