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Motorcyclist Hurt In Hit-And-Run On 91 Freeway

RIVERSIDE (CBS) — A motorcyclist was injured Sunday after being hit by a luxury sport utility vehicle that sped off following the collision, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The motorcyclist was struck by a Cadillac Escalade at 3:30 p.m. while traveling westbound on the Riverside (91) Freeway just east of Madison Street, a CHP dispatcher said.

The biker suffered minor injuries and was taken to Riverside Community Hospital.

Authorities were searching for the hit-and-run driver.

The crash remains under investigation.

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