A 34-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized with multiple injuries after being hit Thursday morning by a car whose driver fled the scene, Fort Smith police said.
Officers were called to the 3100 block of Wheeler Avenue about 5 a.m Thursday, where they found James Price injured.
Police said surveillance footage from a nearby business shows the hit-and-run occurred at 4:54 a.m. Price was riding his bicycle south on Wheeler Avenue in the outside lane, according to a news release.
A small car, possibly a Volkswagen Beetle, was behind him, according to the news release. The car struck Price and drove away. Price was taken to a hospital with a concussion, a broken scapula and other injuries, police said.
The release states that the vehicle involved may have damage to its passenger side panels, mirror and windshield.
Anyone with information on the hit-and-run should call Fort Smith police at (479) 709-5100 or (479) 709-5098.