OAKLAND — A success-and-run visitors collision in East Oakland Thursday afternoon left a bicyclist in vital situation and police looking for the motive force of the SUV that struck him, authorities mentioned.
The collision occurred about 4:10 p.m. Thursday on the intersection of East fifteenth Road and Eighth Avenue.
Police mentioned the 38-year-old bicyclist, an Oakland resident whose title was not launched, was using eastbound on East fifteenth Road in a devoted bicycle lane when he entered the intersection at Eighth Avenue on a inexperienced mild. He was then struck by a white Cadillac Escalade that was going southbound on Eighth Avenue that didn't cease for a purple mild, police mentioned.
The bicyclist was thrown to the pavement and suffered main head and different accidents, police mentioned.
The SUV driver put the car in reverse after the collision and drove away eastbound on East fifteenth Road, police mentioned. An outline of the motive force was not launched.
Investigators mentioned velocity seems to be an element within the collision however it isn't but identified if alcohol or medication have been.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are providing as much as $5,000 in reward cash for data resulting in the arrest of the SUV driver. Anybody with data is requested to name police visitors investigators at 510-777-8570 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.