Driver arrested in Battle Ground hit-and-run

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A 20-year-old driver was arrested after a hit-and-run collision left a cyclist with significant injuries Monday, Oct. 19, in Battle Ground.

Officers responded around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of SW 34th Street and SW 10th Avenue, where a vehicle had struck a 35-year-old male cyclist and left the scene. The injured cyclist was taken to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, according to a City of Battle Ground news release.

A witness provided officers with the license plate number and description of the suspected vehicle, helping them identify the driver as Cloe Vesely. Vesely, 20, was taken into custody and charged with hit-and-run with injury. She cooperated with investigators, according to the release.

No additional information was available as of press time.