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UPDATE: Carencro Police have located suspect in bicycle hit-and-run

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Posted at 4:52 PM, Oct 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-19 20:06:37-04

UPDATE: Carencro Police tell us they have located a suspect, and the vehicle, in this morning's hit-and-run. We'll update the story as soon as we receive more information.

Police say the crash happened just before 10 a.m. in the 700 block of Ira Street. A maroon colored Ford F-150 truck, possibly driven by an elderly white man with an elderly white woman as his passenger, hit the bicycle and then drove away, witnesses told police.

The truck was last seen heading east on Ira Street, police say.

The bicyclist was transported to an area hospital and is being treated for several injuries. His friends tell KATC he's in ICU.

If you have any information on this hit and run please contact the Carencro Police Department at 896-6132