FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- California Highway Patrol officers are searching for a hit-and-run driver that severely injured a motorcyclist in Merced County on Tuesday.
Investigators say the 77-year-old motorcycle rider was traveling west on Ashby Road when a white Honda Prelude that was stopped at Beachwood Drive pulled out in from of him.
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The crash caused the motorcyclist to be thrown from his bike. CHP officers say he suffered major injuries and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The CHP said the driver of the Honda left the scene before officers arrived.
Investigators say witnesses saw the car come back, and a man got out to grab part of the bumper that broke off in the collision and then drove away again.
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The car was last seen going north on Beachwood Drive. CHP officers said the man inside the Honda had short-shaved hair.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the vehicle is asked to call the California Highway Patrol at 209-356-6608.
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