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Apparent Hit And Run Sends Bethesda Bicyclist To Hospital

By WTOP Staff

A bicyclist was struck along Old Georgetown Road and crashed into the rear windshield of the white car in this photo Police said the driver who hit the bicyclist fled the scene

An apparent hit and run along Old Georgetown Road sent a bicyclist into a rear windshield and then to the hospital.

MCFRS and police responded to the report of a cyclist struck on northbound Old Georgetown Road near Lucas Lane at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday.

Officers on the scene said a brown vehicle hit a bicyclist in the right lane, sending the man into the back windshield of the vehicle in front of him. The driver of the vehicle that hit the bicyclist fled the scene, police said.

The man was transported to a local hospital to be evaluated for a head injury, according to scanner traffic.

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