"A San Leandro man agreed to serve 11 years in prison for killing a bicyclist in a 2020 collision that one witness claimed was intentional, court records show. Ric Acosta, 43, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the June 28, 2020 crash that killed 52-year-old Mark Lee Moore in San Leandro. Acosta, who was originally charged with murder, has been formally sentenced but remains at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, with a victim restitution hearing set for December, court records show."
"Acosta was driving down Hesperian Boulevard when his Mercedes struck Moore, who was riding a bicycle. A man in Acosta's car who admitted to earlier methamphetamine use claimed that Acosta announced he was going to run Moore over, then did so. Another witness, a woman in a nearby car, said that Acosta had been driving erratically and that she had to swerve out of the path of the Mercedes before the collision."
Ric Acosta, 43, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter for a June 28, 2020 collision in San Leandro that killed 52-year-old cyclist Mark Lee Moore. Acosta was originally charged with murder and received an 11-year prison sentence. He remains at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and has been granted about six years' credit for time served. A victim restitution hearing is scheduled for December. Witnesses reported that Acosta's Mercedes struck Moore; a passenger said Acosta announced he would run Moore over, and another driver described erratic driving requiring her to swerve. Acosta's lawyer said the crash was an accident and that unsafe, irresponsible driving caused the death despite no intent to kill.
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