Update: Authorities seek help in finding truck that hit and killed Kansas bicyclist
The Kansas Highway Patrol is looking for a truck involved in a hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist on Saturday.
The bicyclist was identified as 59-year-old Pedro Amezcua-Cabrera of McPherson, Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs show.
Authorities responded at 8 p.m. to a hit-and-run incident on 17th Avenue at Mohawk Road about one miles east Interstate 135 in McPherson County, the report said.
An unknown pickup truck was heading south on 17th when it struck Amezcua-Cabrera. He died at the scene of the crash from his injuries, the crash log said.
The unknown driver of the truck fled, but the KHP believe the driver might be local to the area.
“We are asking the community for their help in locating the vehicle involved,” a KHP trooper said in a Facebook post. “We believe the person responsible might be local, given the route they took.”
A witness described the truck involved as a white Chevrolet or GMC pickup truck seen driving erratically on 17th Avenue before turning west onto Northview near McPherson, the KHP said.
KHP troopers found a sticker at the scene of the crash, linking the vehicle to a GMC Canyon or Chevrolet Colorado, the post said.
“It’s [the vehicle] likely to have some damage on the front right side and possibly a missing right turn signal bulb,” the KHP said.
Anyone who witnessed the crash, have seen a vehicle matching the description or have any information on the crash is encouraged to call the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office at 620-245-1225 or the Kansas Highway Patrol at 785-296-3102.
McPherson is roughly 57 miles northeast of Wichita.
This story was originally published October 1, 2023 at 1:09 PM.