ELYRIA, Ohio (WOIO) - The Elyria Police Department responded to a report of a man laying in a field early Monday morning with a bicycle off the roadway nearby.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a 22-year-old man in need of immediate medical assistance.

Based on the man’s injuries, the condition of the bicycle and other evidence found at the scene, officers believe the victim was struck by a vehicle.

The victim was transported to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center with serious injuries, officers say.

Detectives with the Elyria Police Department learned the victim had been working at a local restaurant in the Chestnut Commons area.

Investigators say they were able to determine the time the victim left work and his direction of travel, placing him at the area of the cras

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