Hit-And-Run Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclist: LBPD

LONG BEACH, CA — The Long Beach Police Department sought the public's help Tuesday to find a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a bicyclist.

According to the LBPD, officers received a report of a collision between a car and a bicyclist at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 4th Street at about 9:50 p.m. on Jan. 25. When officers arrived, they found a man who was lying halfway on the sidewalk.

"Officers provided first aid until Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and transported the man to a local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries," the LBPD said in a statement.

According to preliminary investigation information, the bicyclist was part of a group bike ride that was traveling westbound on 4th Street. Witnesses told police that a silver Nissan with chrome rims hit the man and drove away.

Anyone who may have additional information about the incident was urged to contact Collision Investigation Detail Detective Joseph Johnson at 562-570-7355. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 800-222-8477 or online at LACrimeStoppers.org.