Crime & Safety
CHP Looking for 1999-2004 Dodge Ram in Hit-and-Run of Highway 1 Bicyclist
Evidence at the scene pointed to the pickup.
The California Highway Patrol is looking for a Dodge Ram pickup from 1999-2004 in connection with the hit-and-run of a 39-year-old homeless man who was found on the side of Highway 1 Friday morning.
The man was identified as Joshua Lavin, according to the coroner's office.
Lavin was struck Thursday or Friday and his body was found near Wilder Ranch by a passing cyclist. His terrier stayed by his side.
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CHP officers said the pickup may have had extended mirrors for hauling.
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