Motorcyclist injured in Denver rush hour hit-and-run on Interstate 70

Denver police are searching for the driver responsible for a Monday morning hit-and-run on Interstate 70 that injured a motorcyclist, according to the agency.

An unknown driver hit the motorcyclist while changing lanes on westbound I-70 near Sheridan Boulevard at about 7:15 a.m. Monday, according to an alert from the Denver Police Department.

Police said the suspect was driving a white or light-colored Jeep Cherokee with unknown license plates and fled the scene after the crash.

Paramedics took the motorcyclist, who has not been publicly identified, to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.