Police: Racing driver hits bicyclist
EUGENE, Ore. -- Police believe two drivers were racing down 30th Avenue Friday night when one of the drivers lost control just east of Onyx Street and hit a bicyclist.
Police believe the car left the road and went up onto the sidewalk, striking a bicyclist. That bicyclist, Hart Godbold, is in serious condition at a local hospital. A second cyclist who was with Godbold at the time was not injured.
Police say both cars then fled the scene.
Police later found the car believed to have struck Godbold, but they did not find the driver. They have not found the other car allegedly involved in the incident.
If you have any information about this case, you are asked to call Officer Michael Klews at 682-5154 ext. 1193.
The investigation 30th Avenue closed in both directions overnight while police conducted a forensic investigation.
