Information sought in hit-and-run of local bicyclist

Published 2:41 pm Monday, April 14, 2025

Lake Charles Police are seeking the driver responsible in a hit-and-run involving a bicyclist.

Sgt. Brad Puckett said traffic division officers responded to the crash just after 11 p.m. April 4 in the 2100 block of 6th Street.

Puckett said the truck — thought to be a Ford F150 that is gray in color — was traveling west on 6th Street when he struck the bicyclist, who was also traveling west.

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The driver fled the scene without rendering aid or reporting the crash.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the Lake Charles Police at 337-491-1456 ext 5429.