COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A woman is facing charges after police say she hit a cyclist with an SUV and took off, leaving the injured rider in the roadway.
The crash happened just after 10 Friday night at the intersection of South Academy and Pace Drive. Police say the victim was northbound on Academy riding an electric dirt bike through the intersection when the suspect, who was driving southbound, abruptly turned in front of her.
“[The suspect] … executed a left turn to eastbound Pace Drive, failing to yield to the dirt bike, resulting in a collision. The black SUV failed to stop and fled the scene,” a CSPD lieutenant said…