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Driver, 20, admitted to drinking before fatal crash with bicyclist, police say

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CLEVELAND (WJW) — A 20-year-old man admitted to drinking before causing a crash that killed a 51-year-old bicyclist on Tuesday, Sept. 16, according to police.

Kamarion T. Jordan, 20, of Cleveland, is now charged in Cleveland Municipal Court with one first-degree felony count of aggravated vehicular homicide, records show.

Kamarion T. Jordan (Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office)

A probable cause affidavit obtained by the FOX 8 I-Team alleges Jordan was speeding west on Kinsman Road just after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, traveling faster than the 35 mph speed limit.

He then struck a bicycle carrying 51-year-old Yvonne Kemp as it was traveling south on East 128th Street and turning onto Kinsman Road, according to the affidavit.

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Kemp was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jordan showed signs of impairment during a field sobriety test and admitted to drinking alcohol before the crash, according to the affidavit.

His blood alcohol content was tested at 0.074%. That’s more than three times the legal limit for a person younger than 21 in Ohio, which is 0.02%. The legal limit for adults 21 and older is 0.08%.

A judge on Wednesday, Sept. 17, set Jordan’s bond at $25,000. He’s due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 26.

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