Bicyclist, 60, Injured in Hit and Run
A 60-year-old Newbury Park bicyclist was the victim of a hit and run near the intersection of Hillcrest Drive and Avenida del Platino late Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Manuel Caraveo was struck while riding his bicycle on Hillcrest Drive around 4:30 p.m., according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Lt. Bill Boyd. Caraveo apparently was hit by a car turning north from the stop sign at Avenida del Platino to eastbound Hillcrest.
Salvador Villafuerte, 47, of Thousand Oaks, allegedly failed to stop and fled the scene. He was arrested a short time later at a nearby grocery store.
Caraveo was transported to Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousands Oaks, where he was treated and released for minor injuries. Boyd said Villafuerte was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run and placed in custody at the East Valley Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.
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