Henrico County police are looking for a driver who fled from an intersection after a bicyclist crashed into the back of the vehicle, ejecting him off the bike and into the intersection of Quarter Mill Road and Copper Creek Lane.
The crash was at 3:58 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, police said.
The bicyclist told police he was traveling westbound on Quarter Mill Road when the driver of a vehicle traveling eastbound turned north onto Copper Creek Lane, cutting in front of the bicyclist and causing the cyclist to hit the vehicle from behind, according to police. The collision caused the man to fall into the intersection.
The bicyclist was taken to the hospital with injuries considered to be non-life-threatening.
The car that fled was described as a possible 2010 maroon sedan with a dirty appearance. The car is missing a piece of the right rear brake light, police said, and fled the scene on Copper Creek Lane toward Mayland Drive.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police at (804) 501-5000. Those with information may also call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or online at P3Tips.com.
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