Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run Driver Struck Cyclist on Mount Diablo Boulevard: Police
Cyclist suffered head injury, expected to make a full recovery; police look for witnesses to Monday afternoon incident.
Walnut Creek police are looking for a hit-and-run driver whose car struck a bicyclist Monday afternoon on Mount Diablo Boulevard, causing a head injury.
The cyclist is expected to make a full recovery, according to a press release by Sgt. Lanny Edwards.
The 4:18 p.m. accident involved a white female with dark hair pulled into a ponytail driving a light-colored SUV eastbound on Mount Diablo Boulevard. The SUV struck the bicycle, which was also going east on Mount Diablo Boulevard.
The SUV was last seen making a turn southbound onto Bont Lane, near the Highway 680 overpass.
The Walnut Creek Police Department is asking possible witnesses to call Officer Mike Adams at 943-5844.
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