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A Sausalito man died after being struck by an electric bicycle on a bayside path, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said.

A 911 caller reported the collision at 8:40 p.m. Aug. 31 on the Mill Valley-Sausalito Pathway near Gate 6 Road, according to the sheriff’s office.

James Charles Gordon, 63, was walking on the path when he was struck by an e-bike “traveling under power,” the sheriff’s office’s said in a statement.

Gordon fell, hit his head and lost consciousness. Despite first aid at the scene and days of treatment at a hospital, he never regained consciousness and died Sept. 6, according to the sheriff’s office.

The path is open to class 1 and 2 e-bikes, whose motor-assisted speed tops out at 20 mph, but not class 3 e-bikes, which can go 28 mph with motor assistance. The sheriff’s office could not immediately confirm what type of bike was involved.

Investigators have identified the cyclist. Sheriff’s Lt. Jesse Klinge, who supervises the agency’s investigations division, declined to release the cyclist’s name or other details, such as whether the cyclist remained at the scene, saying the investigation is still open.

Jim Gordon had moved in May to the Richardson Bay houseboat community adjacent to the path, his widow told the Floating Times, an online newsletter for the Floating Homes Association.

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