Bicyclist Dies in San Jose Hit-and-Run Collision

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- San Jose police have arrested in a suspect wanted in a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a 62-year-old bicyclist Friday afternoon.

Officers responded at 12:47 p.m. to a collision involving a vehicle and bicyclist in the area of Curtner Avenue and Briarwood Drive.

When officers arrived they found the bicyclist lying in the road.

He was taken to a hospital where he died, police said. The victim was riding on Curtner Avenue when a white Ford traveling west on Curtner hit him.

Police said the driver of the Ford drove away from the scene. The victim is the 24th fatal collision victim of 2019.

Police have not yet released the identities of the suspect or the victim.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to call the police department's traffic investigations unit at (408) 277-4654.

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