{"id":366264,"date":"2025-12-23T08:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T08:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/366264\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T08:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T08:11:11","slug":"former-radio-sports-host-craig-parkes-killed-while-cycling-in-sydneys-north-shore-as-driver-remains-on-the-run-from-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/366264\/","title":{"rendered":"Former radio sports host Craig Parkes killed while cycling in Sydney\u2019s North Shore as driver remains on the run from police"},"content":{"rendered":"

A beloved former radio sports host has been identified as the cyclist killed by a driver for whom police are still searching.<\/p>\n

Craig Parkes, 64, suffered critical injuries while riding along Spit Rd in Mosman<\/a>, on Sydney\u2019s north shore, about 5.15am on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Watch the video above: Cyclist killed in Mosman hit-and-run<\/p>\n

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Paramedics treated him at the scene before he was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition where he died later that day.<\/p>\n

Parkes most recently worked at a Mosman school but was honoured by devastated colleagues at radio station CoastFM.<\/p>\n

\u201cCraig was passionate about health and fitness on and off the radio,\u201d station general manager Sarah Warry said.<\/p>\n

\"CraigCraig Parkes and the MG which supposedly struck and killed him. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was always ready with a laugh and a helping hand for anyone who needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

A manhunt is still underway for the driver of a red MG SUV believed to have struck Parkes after it was discovered at a car park in nearby Dee Why.<\/p>\n

The car was seen being loaded onto a tow truck with a smashed front windscreen and a crumpled bumper.<\/p>\n

Police have urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n

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