Authorities sought the public’s help Tuesday to find the hit-and-run driver responsible for seriously injuring a man who was riding a bicycle with a group of other bicyclists in Long Beach.
The crash occurred at about 9:50 p.m. on Jan. 25 at Atlantic Avenue and Fourth Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
“Upon arrival, officers located a male adult bicyclist who was lying halfway on the sidewalk,” police said in a statement.
Paramedics took the man to a hospital with ” serious, but non-life-threatening injuries,” police said.
“The preliminary investigation indicates the bicyclist had been participating in a group bike ride traveling westbound on 4th Street when a silver Nissan sedan with chrome rims traveling southbound on Atlantic Avenue collided with him,” police said. “The driver continued driving and fled the scene.”
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call LBPD Detective Joseph Johnson at 562- 570-7355. Tipsters may also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS, or use the website www.LACrimeStoppers.org.