Police are looking for the driver who hit a bicyclist on Whitney Avenue Friday night and took off.
The victim was riding south in the 1400 block of Whitney Avenue around 8:45 p.m. when he was struck by a vehicle that was also traveling south.
A passerby found the victim on the side of the road and called 911.
The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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Police say the vehicle they are looking for should have front-end and passenger-side damage.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Hamden police at (203) 230-4000.