Louisiana State Police say a cyclist wearing dark clothes and riding a bicycle without safety lamps died when a car hit his bicycle from behind, throwing him off the bike.
    
Authorities say 59-year-old Alejandro Otilio Reyes-Meza of Covington also was not wearing a helmet when the accident occurred about 11 p.m. Tuesday
    
Senior Trooper Dustin Dwight is a state police spokesman. He said in an email Thursday that troopers have not brought any charges against the driver.
    
The accident occurred on Louisiana Highway 36 about 1½ miles east of Covington.