Bicycle doctor hit by car and then stabbed to death in Orange County

The attack took place around 3:00 pm Wednesday on the Pacific Coast Highway and Crown Valley Parkway. [Orange County Sheriff’s Department] says in a press release.

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Mammon was cycling north on the Pacific Coast Highway when the driver hit him from behind, authorities said.

The driver, 39-year-old Long Beach resident Vanroy Evan Smith, got out of the car and attacked Mammon with a knife, police said.

Police are reportedly unsure if the men knew each other.

Crime has increased in California in recent years, attributed to a number of factors, including: the overly ambitious prison reform made possible by Proposition 47 in 2014; the Black Lives Matter movement, which undermined respect for law enforcement and forced cuts to the police budget in many cities; phasing out bail for pre-trial detainees; an increase in drug addiction and homelessness.

Dana Point recently hosted a meeting of the Republican National Committee.