The Picayune Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist seriously injured Friday night.

Officers responded around 10 p.m. Oct. 31 to a vehicle versus pedestrian accident on Highway 11 North near Carter Street. Police said the victim was riding a bicycle northbound when they were struck from behind.

The victim was taken to Forrest General Hospital with serious injuries.

Detectives collected evidence at the scene identifying the suspect vehicle as a dark gray Nissan car. After hitting the bicyclist, the vehicle reportedly turned right onto Carter Street and fled the area.

Police said the car will have heavy front-end damage and be missing a plastic hubcap, a side mirror and the Nissan grille emblem.

Anyone with information or who sees a vehicle matching

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