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January 22, 2008

Police seek driver who hit bicyclist in Cranston

CRANSTON -- Police are looking for a middle-aged white male with a mustache suspected of hitting a bicyclist with his vehicle Monday morning and fleeing the scene.

Police say Dustin Urwin of Johnston was riding his bicycle south on Reservoir Avenue when he made a left turn to cross the street.

A northbound vehicle, which Urwin described as a late model gray or silver Toyota, struck Urwin’s rear wheel at about 7:54 a.m. near 994 Reservoir Ave. and threw the rider to the ground.

Cranston paramedics took Urwin to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and released, according to police.

Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to call the police department’s Traffic Unit at 477-5000.

-- Journal staff writer David Scharfenberg

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