Man, 52, ID'd In Fatal OC Hit-And-Run; Driver Sought

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Authorities Thursday sought the public's help in tracking down a hit-and-run driver who killed a bicyclist in Fountain Valley.

The driver struck 52-year-old Antonio Huerta of Huntington Beach while he was riding his bike at Slater Avenue and Santa Maria Street just after 7 a.m. Sunday, police said.

When officers arrived to the crime scene, they found the victim on the sidewalk and had him rushed to a hospital, where he died Monday, according to the department. Police are looking for a vehicle that was eastbound on Slater from Newland when the driver veered into the bicycle lane and struck the victim. The driver fled east on Slater.

Anyone with information helpful to detectives was asked to call police at 714-593-4481.