PONTIAC (WWJ) --A driver responsible for a deadly hit and run involving a bicyclist is still on the run.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened in Pontiac on Baldwin Avenue at Rundell Avenue last night just after 11:00 p.m. The 31-year-old bicyclist was heading north on Baldwin when he was hit by a Black Jeep Grand Cherokee. The driver of the Jeep took off without seeing if the man on the bike was okay. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
“We are seeking the public’s help to locate and identify the individual involved in this hit-and-run fatal crash,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. “Obviously, basic humanity was not exhibited by leaving an individual to die in the street. We are seeking anyone with information that could help bring this individual to justice.”
A witness says they saw the driver of the Jeep and a passenger get out of the vehicle on a nearby side street, get into a silver Chevy Malibu, and took off.
Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call the Oakland County Sheriff or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2-thousand for information leading to an arrest. Tipsters remain anonymous.