Police Request Help: Hit and run on Milwaukee Avenue

Date: 
02/22/2013
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UPDATE: Note a reader's comment below with a link to a video showing the incident. Friends of Valenta have set-up a fund for his medical expenses.

Seriously injured, bicyclist Dustin Valenta was hit at 1443 N. Milwaukee on Feb. 8 at 11:40 a.m. in Wicker Park. The Chicago Police Department's Major Accident Investigation Unit is requesting help.

A light colored pick-up truck with a cab in the back was involved in the crash. Police are asking anyone who has knowledge about the vehicle and the driver relative to the accident to contact them.

The Major Accident Investigation Unit may be reached at 312.745.4521. The Reference Number is HW-148823.

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More info & security camera footage

There's more info on this crash as well as security camera footage here: http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/02/22/cops-failure-to-report-valenta-cra... The truck can be seen starting around the 0.40 second mark in the security camera footage.

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