Bicyclist looking for driver of car that crashed into him Jason Laine was biking home from work along Riverside Drive when a car crashed into him and then drove away. Laine suffered serious injuries and is now seeking the help of witnesses and the authorities to find the driver of the car that left him broken and bruised. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT i yelled and i realized theywere just cream me so they didand nex tthing i know im in theair and on the groundA RESCUE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE.TONIGHT A BICYCLIST ISRECOVERING... AFTER BEING HIT...AND THE DRIVER RESPONSIBLE... ISSTILL ON THE RUN.JASON LAINE'S DAILY RIDE...ALMOST TURNED DEADLY... WHEN ADRIVER SLAMMED INTO HIS BIKE.NOW.... HE'S WAITING FOR POLICETO FIND THE GUY WHO HIT HIM!WL-WT NEWS FIVE'S JACKIE CONGEDOIS LEADING THE WAY LIVE ... WITHTHE INVESTIGATION. JACKIE?POLICE TELL ME THEIR TRAFFICINVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTOTHIS ... THEY HAVE A LICENSEPLATE BUT NO ARRESTS. MEANWHILEJASON IS COUNTING HIS BLESSINGS.(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) (somebody told me once NATSGETTING BIKE OUT ...you're notstuck in traffic NAT ...Youare traffic) IT'S WHY JASONLAINE HAS BIKED TO WORK FOR THELAST 2 AND A HALF YEARS.(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) ( itsdoing a small part to makethings better) EXCEPT- AFTERWHAT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY- HE'SCERTAINLY WORSEOFF.(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) ( i'mjust glad to be alive) HE WASABOUT HALF WAY HOME- PASSINGELI'S BBQ ON RIVERSIDE-- IN ABIKE LANE-- WHEN A CAR HEADEDTHE OTHER WAY-- MADE A LEFT--RIGHT INTO HIM.(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) ( iyelled and i realized they werejust cream me so they did andnext thing i know i'm in the airand on the ground)(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) ( thatwould have been my head, i wouldhave been dead.) A BROKEN NECKBONE... TOO MANYCUTS AND BRUISES TO COUNT(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) ( legsarms knees everything blood) ANDA BIKE THAT'S DONE FOR(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) ( thewheel is obviously just crushed)BUT THE BIGGEST BLOW CAME THREEDAYS AFTER THE CRASH...WHENJASON FOUND OUT-- THE CAR THATHIT HIM DIDN'T STOP.(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) (i waspretty upset medical bills andmissing work and all that stuff)INVESTIGATORS HAVE A LICENSEPLATE- BUT NO ONE'S BEENCHARGED.(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) (youdon't drive off that's prettyserious for all they know icould be dead) FOR NOW- HE'STAKING A BREAK FROM BIKECOMMUTING(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) ( not inthe near future not until i gethealthy) NAT AND TO OTHERS WHOBRAVE THE BIKE LANES ...HEWARNS...ALL IT TAKES IS ONE CAR.(JASON LAINE/ CYCLIST) ( sadlyits not if its when something'sgonna happen)JASON SAYS THE CAR WAS A SILVER4 DOOR CAR- EITHER CIVIC ORCOROLLA WITH MICHIGANPLATES...AND A BASHED IN FRONTEND. IF YOU SAW THE ACCIDENT ORCAN HELP WITH THE INVESTIGATION...CALL CRIMESTOPPERS. LIVE ATDISTRICT 1, JC, WLWT NEWS 5.

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