19-02-2025
Portage police looking for hit-and-run suspect
PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — The Portage Department of Public Safety is asking the public to help find a suspect after a cyclist was hit by a car Monday night.
The department said in a release that officers and firefighters were contacted at 10:40 p.m. on Monday for a cyclist, a 47-year-old Portage man, that had been hit near Lovers Lane and Stryker Way. Firefighters and paramedics provided medical treatment to the man, who was taken to Bronson Hospital, where he remains in stable condition.
Investigators say the man was traveling south on Lovers Lane when he was hit from behind by a vehicle which did not stop. Investigators believe the vehicle to be a black 2016 to 2024 Mazda CX5 or CX9.
Anyone with information is asked to call Portage Public Safety at 269.329.4567 or Kalamazoo Silent Observer at 269.343.2100.
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