Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run accident in Baltimore

BALTIMORE - Friends of 25-year-old Gerard Grant return to the scene, heartbroken and angry, after learning the driver of a black Mercedes hit his motorcycle which caused his death.

"To know that someone actually hit him and took off is devastating. To know that there are two little girls that don't have a dad, it's crushing to me because I am a mom," said Jozella Gilyerd, Grant’s friend.

Baltimore City police say the hit-and-run happened Saturday night around 7 in the 5200 block of Erdman Avenue. Laura Price witnessed the black Mercedes hit Grant's motorcycle.

"I heard a wheelie… and then I heard a pop and then I seen the young man flying in the air with his motorcycle. Three times he flipped and landed on the ground," said Price.

Police say they have no indication the crash followed road rage. Neighbors jumped in and performed CPR before paramedics arrived, but Grant died at Bayview Hospital from his injuries.

His friends say he came from a motorcycle family. In fact, a bike is set as his profile picture on Facebook. But police are focused on finding a car.

"I just want to say to whomever the person is that did this, I just need you to come forward. There's a dad that's gone, a close friend of mine that's gone. And he will be missed dearly," said Gilyerd.

Police say that black Mercedes has significant damage on the driver's side and the mirror is missing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the accident investigation unit: 410-396-2609.