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Cyclist fights for life after hit-and-run in central Las Vegas

Updated August 16, 2018 - 10:31 pm

A 60-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a Thursday morning hit-and-run crash in the central valley.

The man was riding a bike about 6:25 a.m. on Lake Mead Boulevard east of Martin Luther King Boulevard when he was struck by a white SUV, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Kurt McKenzie.

A silver Dodge pickup sideswiped the bicycle while both traveled east on Lake Mead, a release later said. The bike rider lost control and overturned onto the road.

The SUV fled east on Lake Mead, and police are still searching for the vehicle.

The cyclist was taken to University Medical Center with multiple injuries, including “major head trauma,” McKenzie said.

At the scene, Metro officers gathered around a bicycle against the median on Lake Mead.

Kids in school uniforms stopped to watch before crossing guards and officers ushered them away from the scene.

The release described the pickup as a Dodge “regular cab” that appeared to be a model made between 2002 and 2009. The truck should have minor damage to its right side and its right rear-view mirror, the release said.

Police asked anybody with information on the crash to call the crash investigations section at 702-828-3786. The public can also call Crime Stopper at 702-385-555 to remain anonymous.

Contact Max Michor at 702-383-0365 or mmichor@reviewjournal.com.Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Mike Shoro contributed to this report.

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