Bicyclist Killed In Gary Hit-And-Run Crash
CHICAGO (STMW) -- A bicyclist who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night in northwest Indiana remains unidentified Thursday.
The man was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle in the 2100 block of Delaware Street in Gary about 9 p.m., according to Gary police Sgt. Thomas Decanter and the Lake County (Ind.) coroner's office.
He was taken to Methodist Hospital Northlake in Gary, where he was pronounced dead at 10:24 p.m., according to the coroner's office.
Decanter said witnesses described the vehicle as a newer Chevrolet, but additional details were not available. No one is in custody.
The victim is described as a 5-foot-10, 200-pound black man with gray and black hair, and unshaven stubble on his face, police said.
He was wearing black jeans size 40-x-32, a beige and navy blue extra-large jacket, black windbreaker jacket, black and tan medium Hawaiian shirt with beige leaves, blue plaid boxer shorts, and black and white socks.
He was also wearing a black hat with "Attitude is Everything" in red, and Bandy II Ozark Train brown leather hiking boots in a size 12.
Gary police are investigating.
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