ARANSAS COUNTY, Texas — Texas authorities are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Aransas County early Thursday morning.
The crash occurred on Business 35, approximately half a mile north of US 188, at around 2:30 a.m. on May 23.
According to investigators, an unidentified vehicle struck a bicyclist who was traveling southbound on the improved shoulder. The impact threw the rider into a ditch. The driver fled the scene without stopping to render aid.
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers believe the vehicle involved was possibly a BMW and likely has damage to the front grill from the collision.
A 911 caller reported seeing another male at the scene going through the deceased bicyclist's pockets, taking several items, and then leaving on foot.
The bicyclist, described as a white male, did not have identification with him and remains unidentified.
Justice of the Peace Judge Dupnik pronounced the victim deceased at 3:35 a.m.
Troopers from the Highway Patrol Office in Rockport continue to investigate the crash.
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