A search is intensifying for the driver in a Sunday night hit-and-run in Lakwood that sent a bicyclist to hospitalization.

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Police are looking for what was described as a dark, single-cab Ford F-250 pickup, model year approximately 1999 through 2004, that sped away along Ridge Avenue about 10:30 PM.

The victim, a 32-year-old Lakewood man, was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune with what police characterize as a serious head injury.

He was pedaling north on Ridge Avenue at the time of impact. Police said that the driver stopped, checked the victim's condition, and proceeded away.

Information regarding the case can be given to Lakewood Patrolman Stephen Kowaleski, 732-363-0200, ext. 5382; or Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Detective Brad Frank, 732-929-2027.

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