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Driver who struck, killed mo-ped rider sought in Reno

RENO - Reno police are searching for a driver who struck and killed a mo-ped rider and left the accident scene .

Investigators said the male mo-ped rider had been traveling in a bike lane of North McCarran Boulevard near Northtowne Lane when a sport utility vehicle hit him Saturday.

The mo-ped and its rider were attached to the SUV for several hundred feet .

Police said the SUV driver made no attempt to stop and render assistance, and was last seen heading west toward U.S. Highway 395.

The mo-ped rider was taken to a hospital, where he died Sunday.

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