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Police search for hit-and-run driver who struck bicyclist in St. Petersburg

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Updated  November 15, 2019 10:57pm EST
St. Petersburg
FOX 13 News

Driver flees after hitting bicyclist in St. Pete

The driver stopped to move the bike out of the road, then fled the scene, according to police.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Police in St. Petersburg are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash with a bicyclist earlier this month.

Investigators said the crash happened on the Pinellas Trail on Nov. 1. Video showed the victim cycling through a stop sign when a white Chevrolet sedan hit the bicyclist as he crossed 49th Street.

The driver stopped to move the bike out of the road, then fled the scene, according to police.

The victim suffered broken bones but his injuries are not life-threatening.

Hit-and-run crash involving bicyclist in St. Pete

Surveillance video shows a car striking a bicyclist in a crosswalk in St. Petersburg on Nov. 1. Police said the driver got out of the car to move the bike from the road, then fled the scene.

Anyone with information on the driver is asked to call St. Petersburg police at 727-893-7780.