Bellevue Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying juveniles who deliberately drove into a bicyclist Saturday evening in Bellevue.
At approximately 8:22 p.m. on Saturday evening, Officers responded to an incident on the 9500 block of Lake Washington Boulevard NE where witnesses described a silver Hyundai Elantra full of juveniles allegedly drive the vehicle into the bike lane and hit a random bystander – a 13-year-old victim – who was riding home from a nearby park.
Witnesses told the responding Officer it appeared the juveniles in the vehicle deliberately targeted and swerved into the victim. The preliminary investigation also revealed Officers learned the juveniles in the vehicle threw a black Puma shoe at the bicyclist and screamed at the victim prior to the incident.
The bicyclist was transported to Overlake Hospital where they were treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. They were released the same day. The bicycle was also severely damaged.
The driver of the vehicle was described as a young female with short black hair. There were additional suspects in the vehicle, but witnesses could not provide descriptions of them. The silver Hyundai Elantra was reported to have a red/black sunshade.
Bellevue Police are asking any resident or potential witness to come forward and contact law enforcement if they saw the incident or remember seeing a silver Hyundai Elantra in Bellevue around the 8:00 p.m. timeframe. Any descriptions of the suspects are essential to holding the juveniles accountable for Assault 2nd Degree and Malicious Mischief 3rd Degree crimes. They can contact law enforcement by dialing 425-577-5656 or emailing Detective Jeff Disney at jdisney@bellevuewa.gov.
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