BRIAN LOUIE
Interim Chief of Police
5770 Freeport Blvd., Suite 100
Sacramento, CA  95822-3516

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MEDIA ADVISORY/NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release No. 20170316-033
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Police Request Information in Fatal Hit and Run Accident

On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at approximately 9:25 p.m., the Sacramento Police Department responded to Marysville Boulevard and Los Robles Boulevard regarding a collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist. 

 

When officers arrived, they located an unresponsive male bicyclist laying near the roadway with injuries consistent from being struck by a vehicle.  The Sacramento Fire Department responded to the scene and pronounced the bicyclist deceased. 

 

The involved vehicle failed to stop after the collision and fled north on Marysville Boulevard.  The vehicle is described as a blue full-sized work truck with a white utility bed, toolboxes, and a rack.   This vehicle may have damage to the right front headlight.   

 

Due to the fatality, the Department’s Major Collision Investigation Unit (MCIU) responded to the scene to take over the investigation.   Officers continue to canvass the area for additional witnesses and surveillance footage which may have captured the incident

 

The victim’s identity will be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. 

 

The Sacramento Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in identifying the driver and the vehicle involved in this hit-and-run accident.    If you have any information regarding this collision, please contact the Sacramento Police Department via the Hit-and-Run Tip line at (916) 808-6030, dispatch center at (916) 264-5471, or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357) or submit an anonymous tip using the free “P3 Tips” smartphone app.  Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

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