Crime & Safety
Truck Driver Who Hit Bicyclist Arrested: Report
After a week, Sheriff's officials in Racine County say they've arrested the man responsible for hitting a bicyclist.
RACINE COUNTY, WI β Authorities in Racine County say they've arrested the man responsible for a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a bicyclist.
Authorities have arrested 41-year-old Keith M. Miller, Waterford, on Sunday. He is being held in the Racine County Jail and is awaiting his initial appearance in court.
Racine County Sheriff's officials say deputies responded at just after 3 p.m. on Oct. 20 to the area of S. Loomis Road north of Heg Park Road in the Town of Norway. Officials said the driver of the truck, later identified as Miller, struck a bicycle rider and left the scene of the accident.
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Sheriff's officials said the cyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and was transported to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa for treatment.
Police issued a public bulletin following the hit-and-run crash in search of Miller, who was reportedly driving a metallic blue pickup truck with a missing passenger-side mirror. Miller was located and arrested Sunday.
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