Not-guilty plea in cyclist death

Alexander Lee, 21, appears in superior court in Danbury, Conn, on Wednesday , December 4, 2013,for his arraignment on charges he fled the scene after a cyclist from Weston hit his car on Route 302 in Bethel earlier this year. He was held on $150,000 bail. less Alexander Lee, 21, appears in superior court in Danbury, Conn, on Wednesday , December 4, 2013,for his arraignment on charges he fled the scene after a cyclist from Weston hit his car on Route 302 in Bethel ... more Photo: H John Voorhees III Photo: H John Voorhees III Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Not-guilty plea in cyclist death 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

DANBURY -- The Bethel man accused of fleeing the scene of a crash that led to the death of a bicyclist from Weston in October pleaded not guilty in state superior court here on Wednesday.

Bethel police arrested Alexander Lee, 21, on Dec. 3 after an investigation found that he was behind the wheel of a car that turned left from Route 302 onto Old Hawleyville Road in Bethel on Oct. 22, striking Thomas Steinert-Threlkeld as he rode his bicycle on Route 302, police said.

Steinert-Threlkeld was knocked to the ground and the driver of a second vehicle pulling out of Old Hawleyville Road unknowingly ran him over, killing him, police said.

On Wednesday, Lee appeared in court to enter a formal not-guilty plea on charges of evading responsibility, improper left turn, tampering with physical evidence and misconduct with a motor vehicle.

The case was continued to Jan. 21. Lee remains held on $150,000 bond.