The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a driver who hit a bicyclist and then took off Thursday night, leaving the man with several injuries.
Investigators say 37-year-old Roger Wilson was pushing his bicycle eastbound on Highway 490 around 11:30 p.m. when he was hit by a car that came up from behind him. Wilson was hit and thrown into the ditch line.
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According to deputies, the driver of the car apparently pulled off approximately 150 feet down the roadway and stopped. A man got out of the car, but then took off when he realized the man was injured, investigators said.
Wilson was taken to St. Joseph Hospital for treatment of head, arm, leg and hip injuries. His current condition in unknown.
The suspect’s vehicle is described as a champagne colored Buick car. The driver is described as a white male, about 6 feet tall, wearing shorts and a white or gray t-shirt.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department.
