It happened at around 10:15 am on Watonga Boulevard near White Oak Bayou.
Police believe the cyclist was 70 years old. He died at the hospital. Police have not identified him yet.
"I thought it was okay. I didn't see anything. He was on the bike," Angel Rutiaga, who was driving the truck, said. "Before I seen him, it was too late. He ran into my truck."
"He entered lane number two and the bicyclist ran into it. Basically, he bounced off of him," Houston Police Department Sgt. Karl Harris explained. "Bicyclists have the same rights as a car on these moving lanes so you really have to be careful."
Sergeant Harris said Rutiaga failed to give the cyclist the right of way because he was partially in the road.
The cyclist, the sergeant says, was thrown to the ground. Angel called 911.
"Just trying to help the man, just trying to see what was going on with him. 'You okay? What's broken?' I thought, 'Let me just do CPR, turn him on his back and do CPR,' and I seen officers pull up within minutes," Rutiaga said.
Sergeant Harris said Rutiaga passed a field sobriety test.
Harris said he will not be charged in this deadly crash at this point, even though he didn't properly yield, but that could change as the investigation continues.
Rutiaga said, charges or not, this was a day he'll never forget.
A family out there is suffering a horrible loss.
"Go home and pray for his family and the person," he said.
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