CENTRALIA, IL – Centralia police are asking for the public’s help in locating the driver involved in a hit-and-run incident last week that injured a bicyclist.
A news release from the Centralia Police Department states that the collision happened July 2 shortly before 5:20 a.m. on 13th Street, just south of the Centralia Junior High School parking lot.
Officers arrived and located a 52-year-old Centralia man suffering from serious head and leg injuries. He was transported for medical treatment.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the man was riding a bicycle westbound on 13th Street when the incident occurred.
Investigators obtained video footage showing a dark-colored four-door passenger car stopped in the area before quickly accelerating away at a high rate of speed. The vehicle is considered a vehicle of interest in this investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, has surveillance or dash camera footage from the area around the time, or has information about the vehicle was encouraged to contact the Centralia Police Department.
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