South Lake Tahoe Police: 18-year-old arrested after allegedly striking cyclist with car, fleeing scene
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/16/2019 - 5:47pm
7:30 p.m. update: An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Felony Hit and Run Causing Injury. Rafael Aliberth Corte-Zulloa is currently in the El Dorado County Jail on a $10,000 bail hold.
The car SLTPD had been looking for was found in the 800 block of Los Angeles Avenue in South Lake Tahoe less than an hour after the crash, leading to the arrest of Corte-Zulloa.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) is looking for the driver of a dark-colored Audi A4 that struck a cyclist at the intersection of Lakeview Avenue and Lake Tahoe Boulevard Tuesday afternoon. The driver left the scene.
The injured female cyclist was transported to the hospital for treatment. She is conscious and no other details are available.
This is a developing story and no other information is available at this time.
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