{"id":631169,"date":"2026-03-04T08:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/631169\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:20:25","slug":"man-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-after-killing-bicyclist-in-2022-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/631169\/","title":{"rendered":"Man sentenced to 15 years in prison after killing bicyclist in 2022 hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kenneth Relitz was found guilty last week<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Relitz (KSAT 12)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>BEXAR COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2024\/03\/29\/suspect-charged-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-bicyclist-on-far-west-side-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2024\/03\/29\/suspect-charged-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-bicyclist-on-far-west-side-in-2022\/\">Kenneth Relitz<\/a> was sentenced to 15 years in prison nearly four years after a deadly crash with a bicyclist, which the state said involved a cover-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Relitz struck and killed Geoffrey Shafer, 38, who was known to many as the \u201cbike guy,\u201d on Sept. 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Shafer was riding his bike around 9:45 a.m. on Culebra Road when he was hit, but police did not identify who hit him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The next day, officers located an abandoned vehicle less than one-half mile away from the crash site. The vehicle\u2019s owner, Relitz, told investigators he reported the car missing that day and had been home the night before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police arrested Relitz in March 2024 and charged him with collision involving death. 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