THE SANTA CRUZ MAN KILLED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT FRIDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. 65-YEAR-OLD BEN CREECH WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN HE FELL INTO WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON SOQUEL DRIVE NEAR RODEO GULCH ROAD. A 4-DOOR-MAZDA HIT THE VICTIM AND THEN FLED. CEECH WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT A SANTA CLARA HOSPITAL. POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER OF THE DARK-COLORED MAZDA WHICH IS POSSIBLY MISSING A HUBCAP. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT.
