Authorities are searching for a suspected hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a motorcyclist in Wildomar on Wednesday.

The crash happened at around 6 p.m. on Bundy Canyon Road and Harvest Way, said a release from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

They say that the motorcyclist, who has been identified as 63-year-old Augustine Garcia, was riding through the intersection when the crash happened.

After the initial impact, Garcia was thrown into a ravine off the side of the intersection. The driver fled from the scene instead of stopping to help the victim.

Upon arrival, paramedics attempted life-saving measures on Garcia, but he was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.

"Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in this collision," deputies said.

Investigators did not provide

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