Driver who struck, killed mo-ped rider sought in Reno
July 9, 2012 - 1:01 am
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.