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The approximate site of a hit-and-run crash on US-41 approaching Elkcam Boulevard. Credit: Google Maps A bicyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Port Charlotte Tuesday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 66-year-old Port Charlotte man on a bicycle was traveling north in the left turn lane on US-41, approaching Elkcam Boulevard around 7:45 p.m. An unknown vehicle was traveling the same way when it struck the bicyclist from behind. The vehicle fled in an unknown direction. The bicyclist was transported to a local area hospital. His condition wasn’t known Wednesday morning. Trust WINK News for updates. The Florida Highway Patrol no longer releases the names of those involved in crashes, citing Marsy’s Law.