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Police identify bicyclist killed in apparent hit-and-run in Hebron

Police identify bicyclist killed in apparent hit-and-run in Hebron
Posted at 2:49 PM, Aug 27, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-29 09:36:02-04

HEBRON, Ky. -- Police identified the man found dead Saturday morning on a roadside in Hebron in an apparent hit-and-run. 

Allen Williams, 48, found dead in Hebron.

Allen Williams, 48, of Hebron, was bicycling when he was struck by a driver and killed, Boone County deputies say. The driver who hit Williams fled the scene.

A driver spotted Williams lying in a grassy area near North Bend Road and Northside Drive at about 6:45 a.m., according to a news release from Boone County deputies.

Someone likely hit the man from behind as he rode his bicycle along North Bend Road, the sheriff's office said.

Anyone with information should call Lt. Chris Hall or Deputy Mike Parsons of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Unit at 859-334-2175.