Police are searching for a motorist who drove away after striking a 70-year-old man on a bicycle Sunday in suburban Palatine.
The driver allegedly went onto the shoulder and hit the cyclist about 3 p.m. in the 400 block of West Palatine Road, according to a statement from Palatine police.
The white SUV didn’t stop, and was last seen going east on Palatine Road from Hickory Street, police said.
The cyclist was hospitalized with a serious head injury, police said. The SUV model is possibly 2000 or newer.
Police asked anyone with information to call detectives at 847-359-9000.
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