Gainesville police searching for black SUV after hit-and-run crash

File photo shows Gainesville Police Department vehicles

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gainesville Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying and locating the driver of a black, newer model GM SUV (possibly a Yukon) missing its passenger mirror.

Police said the driver was traveling through the intersection of NW 16th Avenue and NW 13th Street around 7 p.m. Wednesday when they hit a bicyclist. The driver of the SUV did not stop to check on the person who was hit but fled westbound on NW 16th, according to the police department.

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The bicyclist has life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information about the SUV or the driver is asked to call GPD Officer Neal immediately at (352) 373-7744.