LORAIN, Ohio — A Vermilion man is facing charges after police say he struck and killed a cyclist with his car and fled the scene.
The crash happened Sunday around 9:18 p.m. in the 4800 block of Oberlin Avenue. Responding officers found an unconscious man in the grass and later identified him as 57-year-old Ruben Diaz. He was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center, where he died.
Police determined Diaz had been riding his bike when he was struck by a car, which fled the scene. Officers found the suspect vehicle in the 1200 block of Shaffer Drive, where the car's owner, identified as 46-year-old Paul Gill, admitted to his involvement in the crash.
Gill was arrested and charged with OVI, aggravated vehicular homicide, failure to control and failure to stop.
The crash remains under investigation.
