CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Police from the Cahokia Police Department are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted for a deadly hit-and-run.

Officials say the incident happened on Aug. 23 alongside Illinois Route 157, where 49-year-old Harold Schaedler was fatally struck by a vehicle while riding his bike northbound.

In a press conference on Friday, authorities told the public that they are searching for a black four-door Sedan, which is believed to be connected to the hit-and-run.

Police Chief Thomas Trice is pleading for the suspected driver to come forward.

"There is no lighting on that road," Trice said. "And that's why my appeal is that this person did not intend to hurt Harold."

Trice, who called the investigation a "tragic accident," is asking for local body shops

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