Waukegan police searching for vehicle involved in fatal hit-and-run

Waukegan police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that killed a man riding a bicycle late Thursday night in Waukegan.

Waukegan police Cmdr. Joe Florip said officers were dispatched about 11:30 p.m. to the 3600 block of North Lewis Avenue, where they found a man badly injured from a vehicle crash. The man later died at the hospital.

The identity of the man has not yet been released. Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper will perform an autopsy on the man on Monday.

Investigators with the Waukegan Police Major Crash Unit believe the man was riding a bicycle south on Lewis Avenue in the northbound lanes and was struck by northbound vehicle. Investigators believe the vehicle that struck the man was a dark-colored sedan and that it sustained front-end damage in the crash.

Florip encouraged anyone with information about the crash to call Sgt. Devin Roush at (847) 599-2630.