Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Columbus

Kyla Ortlieb of Columbus, Indiana. (Photo Provided/Merri Ortlieb)

COLUMBUS, Ind. (WISH) — A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Columbus Sunday night.

According to the Columbus Police Department, multiple 911 calls came in around 11:15 p.m. for a bicyclist struck near 11th and Chestnut streets.

The victim has been identified as 21-year-old Kyla Ortlieb of Columbus.

Ortlieb was pronounced dead on the scene.

A damaged and abandoned vehicle was located about a block away. Officers found a GMC Jimmy in the middle of Union Street in the 1200 block.

If you have any information in this case, please call police at 812-376-2600.

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