Marion County Sheriff's Office seek help to identify hit-and-run driver
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a driver who hit a 70-year-old female bicyclist on Saturday.
Around 10:15 a.m., a 911 caller reported a bicyclist was struck by a car at the intersection of Howell Prairie Road NE and Hazelgreen Road NE, according to police. Witnesses described the car as a cherry red hatchback.
The car fled the scene. The woman was taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies are asking anyone with information to contact Senior Deputy Todd Sphoon at tsphoon@co.marion.or.us or call 503-588-5032. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting TIPMCSO to 847411. The reference case number is 22-15139.
Dejania Oliver is the breaking news reporter for the Statesman Journal. Contact her at DAOliver@salem.gannett.com or follow on Twitter @DejaniaO
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