IDENTIFIED: Victim, suspect in fatal hit-and-run near Visalia

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The bicyclist killed successful a hit-and-run adjacent Visalia and the fishy connected with the lawsuit has been identified by the California Highway Patrol connected Friday.

CHP says connected Aug. 11, astatine astir 9:11 a.m., a cyclist identified arsenic Brent Allen was riding his bicycle northbound connected the paved enarthrosis of Road 68, southbound of Highway 198 successful Tulare County.

At the aforesaid time, investigators accidental the suspect, identified arsenic Henry Robert Garcia, was driving a black, 2011 Chrysler 300, northbound of Road 68, approaching Allen from the rear. Garcia ended up sticking and sidesplitting Allen.

Suspect Henry Garcia. Courtesy: CHP.

According to officers, Garcia fled the country successful the vehicle, northbound connected Road 68, astatine a precocious complaint of velocity without rendering assistance to the unfortunate oregon contacting instrumentality enforcement.

Now, CHP is requesting the public's assistance to find the fishy and his conveyance successful this case. They accidental the vehicle's licence sheet fig is 7EWN159, and Garcia is known to predominant the areas of Olive Avenue astatine Hanford Armona Road, and the areas of Jones Street astatine Hanford Armona Road successful Hanford.

Anyone with accusation is encouraged to interaction the CHP Visalia country astatine 559-734-6767.