The driver hit the cyclist from behind as he rode northbound on Arctic Boulevard Monday night, police said. No arrests had been made by Tuesday morning.
Updated: 19 seconds agoA bicyclist was seriously injured Monday night when a driver struck him from behind and fled, Anchorage policeThe cyclist was northbound on Arctic Boulevard when he was hit by the vehicle near Highlander Drive, just north of Dimond Boulevard. A passerby reported the cyclist lying in the street just before 10 p.m., police spokeswoman Renee Oistad said. It was dark at the time but there are streetlights in the area, she said.
The bicyclist, who was not immediately identified, was transported to a hospital with what police described on Tuesday morning as life-threatening injuries. There was no description of the driver available for public release on Tuesday morning, police said. They asked anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area to call dispatch at 311, option 1, or 907-786-8900, option 0. Anonymous tips can be submittedThe road was closed Monday night following the collision. Police sent out an alert around 6 a.m. Tuesday stating it had been reopened.
It was the second Anchorage hit-and-run reported by police in as many days. A 19-year-old was arrested Monday after police said he
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