The Brief
- A recently returned military service member was hospitalized with major injuries after being sideswiped on northbound I-35W in Fort Worth.
- Police and family are searching for a gray or light-colored Toyota sedan that likely has front- or passenger-side damage.
- Fort Worth police are appealing to the public for tips to help identify the driver who fled the scene.
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 35W that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries.
I-35 hit-and-run
What we know:
According to the Fort Worth Police Department, the collision occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. on the northbound side of the 1200 block of the North Freeway (IH-35W near the Northside Drive and Yucca Avenue exit). Investigators and family members report that the victim—identified by family as Kris Rodriguez, a resident of Bedford who had recently returned home after being deployed for nearly a year—was riding his motorcycle when he was sideswiped by a vehicle that left the scene.
The family is saying Kris has severe injuries and was rushed to the hospital, where he is facing a long and difficult recovery.…