Motorcyclist crashes into SUV towing a trailer. Rider rushed to Fresno hospital, SUV flees
A man riding a motorcycle was rushed to a hospital, unresponsive and with major injuries, after a hit-and-run crash Saturday in Fresno.
The California Highway Patrol said the collision happened at 3:21 p.m. on Belmont Avenue near Hughes Avenue, west of Highway 99.
CHP Sgt. Nicholas Norton said a black SUV was pulling a flatbed trailer westbound on Belmont, while the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on Belmont approaching the SUV when for unknown reasons the SUV made a U-turn in front of the motorcyclist.
The motorcyclist tried to avoid the crash, laid down the bike and collided with the rear of the trailer. The SUV took off without stopping, Norton said.
Officers said the motorcyclist was unresponsive when he was taken to Community Regional Medical Center.
Neither the SUV make or model nor a suspect description is known. The driver is facing felony hit-and-run, Norton said.
Witnesses provided officers with information. Officers were canvassing for surveillance video.
The investigation is ongoing.
