Police: hit-and-run driver left passenger at crash scene

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver they say struck a bicyclist and then left a passenger at the scene of the crash in Southern California.

The California Highway Patrol says the cyclist was struck by a light colored sedan Saturday in Irvine.

The CHP says the car's driver took off while a passenger stayed at the scene with the victim.

KABC-TV reports the cyclist, who has not been identified, was taken to a hospital in unknown condition.