Castlegar police are searching for the driver of a blue SUV after an alleged hit-and-run collision on Thursday.
At 2:05 p.m. on July 18, RCMP were called to a collision in the northbound lanes of the 1900 block of Columbia Ave. near the Kootenay Crossing Mall, according to a police statement.
Police say a blue SUV turned north from a nearby parking lot and a black Harley Davidson motorcycle was unable to avoid it.
The motorcycle collided with the blue SUV leaving the motorcyclist with non-life-threatening injuries and the blue SUV with damage to its rear passenger side bumper and fender area,
said Cst. Ross of the Castlegar RCMP.
Shortly after the collision the driver of the suspect blue SUV left the scene without talking to the motorcyclist or anyone else.
The suspected driver of the blue SUV is described as an older Caucasian male, approximately 1.7 - 1.8 metres tall, balding with white hair at the sides, and at the time of the collision was wearing a blue short sleeve shirt, and either cargo or khaki shorts or khaki pants.
The blue SUV is described as likely being a 2013 to 2020 model and may be an import.
Cst. Ross added, The situation could have been much worse had the motorcyclist not been wearing a helmet. The Castlegar RCMP wants to thank the person who called 911 and stayed on scene until the RCMP arrived.
Castlegar police are looking to identify the driver and the blue SUV. If you have information, call the Castlegar RCMP Detachment at 250-365-7721.
