Published February 24, 2011 07:21PM
Amine Britel passed away after being hit by a car while cycling in Southern California on Monday evening. Britel competed in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona as a member of the 4 x 400 meter Moroccan relay team and has participated in ITU Age Group World Championships.
Friends are remembering Amine Britel as a “very, very, very smart guy” who was an Olympics athlete, a professional soccer player and world class triathlete as well as a Newport Beach business owner.
Britel, 41, was killed while cycling up San Joaquin Hills Road about 6 p.m. Monday. Police arrested a 22-year-old Newport Coast woman on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Her bail was set at $100,000, and according to online county jail logs, she has posted bail and been released.
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