REVERE, MASS. (WHDH) - A bicyclist was badly hurt when he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run in Revere early Sunday morning.

The incident happened around 2:20 a.m. on Revere Beach Parkway.

Police tracked down the driver of the vehicle almost a mile away in Chelsea after police issued an alert for the car involved. The bicycle was still lodged underneath the frame of the vehicle.

The driver was identified as 27-year-old Josue Flores-Ochoa of Everett. He was taken into custody for several offenses including operating under the influence, leaving the scene of a personal injury crash and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

The condition of the bicyclist, a 56-year-old Winthrop man, is unknown. However, he is believed to have suffered serious injuries.

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