Police arrested a man suspected of driving drunk Sunday after he allegedly struck and seriously hurt a bicyclist, then fled.
The collision happened about 10:40 a.m. on Circulo Sequoia, just northeast of La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad police reported.
The bicyclist, a 65-year-old woman from Arizona, was unconscious when police and paramedics arrived. She was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Using a helicopter, several deputies and officers located the black Cadillac that hit her a short distance from the accident, police said.
Officers arrested the hit-and-run suspect, and booked him into jail on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit-and-run, police said.