Pontiac man in critical condition after hit-and-run, reward offered

    This screen capture taken from surveillance video shows - in the upper part of the photo - a light-colored SUV involved in a hit-and-run collision with a bicyclist in Pontiac Thursday, Jan. 4. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office)
    This screen capture taken from surveillance video shows - in the upper part of the photo - a light-colored SUV involved in a hit-and-run collision with a bicyclist in Pontiac Thursday, Jan. 4. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office)

    By Aileen Wingblad, awingblad@digitalfirstmedia.com,, @awingblad on Twitter

    A bicyclist was critically injured in a hit and run accident in Pontiac on Friday.

    The victim, a 52-year-old Pontiac man was hit by a light-colored, late model SUV while riding on Woodward Avenue near Osmun Street shortly after midnight Friday, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, based on surveillance video obtained from a nearby business. The driver then fled the scene.

    The crash likely caused damage to the vehicle’s front end and/or passenger side.

    Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information on the case. Leave an anonymous tip at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

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    VIDEO OF INCIDENT: Crash captured by surveillance video