A motorcyclist and his female passenger were seriously injured Friday night when a black sedan slammed into them and sped away, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers were called to the 800 block of Spring Garden Avenue, where both riders were found with serious but stable injuries before being rushed to a hospital.
Pittsburgh Police are investigating the crash, which left the motorcycle driver and his passenger hospitalized, according to WPXI. Investigators say a black sedan fled the scene, and the search for that vehicle and its driver remains active as police continue to investigate the hit-and-run.
The Spring Garden Avenue report is not the only hit-and-run motorcycle case Pittsburgh police have handled this week. A separate city public-safety release said police and EMS responded at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, to a motorcycle-versus-vehicle crash at Western Avenue and Fontella Street, according to a Pittsburgh public-safety blotter entry.
A Motorcyclist Found Unconscious Near Police Headquarters
A prior Hoodline account tied to the Western Avenue incident described a motorcyclist found unconscious on the ground near Western Avenue and Fontella Street after a driver struck him and fled, with police and paramedics dispatched to the crash around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. That report said the rider regained consciousness at the scene before paramedics transported him to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition — a detail that differs from the serious-but-stable description attributed to the Spring Garden Avenue crash. The same account noted that the crash happened just steps from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police headquarters on Western Avenue, and that no arrests had been made and police had not released the rider's identity.
No Suspect Identified In Either Case
Neither the vehicle involved in the Western Avenue crash nor the black sedan described in the Spring Garden Avenue incident has been identified publicly. Investigators have not released details on the suspect vehicle's make or model in either report, and no arrests have been announced in connection with the hit-and-run that injured the motorcyclist and his passenger.
Hit-and-run cases involving motorcycles are not new to the city's public-safety blotter. A 2024 entry describes a motorcycle crash at Forbes and South Dallas in which both the driver and a passenger were transported to the hospital, according to the city's public-safety blotter.
For now, Pittsburgh police continue to investigate the Spring Garden Avenue hit-and-run, and no updates on the driver's identity or any arrest have been reported.
