$2,000 reward offered for information about GranFondo hit-run

<p>Two Sonoma County bicycling groups are offering a $2,000 reward in a hit-and-run accident that occurred during October's GranFondo, in which a bicyclist was severely injured when he was struck by a motorist.</p><p>CHP officers believe that a motorist intentionally ran into Anoush Zebarjadian of San Francisco, who was a participant in Levi Leipheimer's King Ridge GranFondo, a bicycle event that attracted 6,000 cyclists.</p><p>Zebarjadian was riding on Graton Road at about 4:15 p.m. when he was hit by someone driving a maroon mid-1990s Ford Explorer, a vehicle that reportedly was being driven erratically and had close calls with other cyclists.</p><p>Zebarjadian suffered serious injuries when he was struck in the back of the head by the vehicle's sideview mirror.</p><p>The Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition and VeloStreet, the nonprofit group that owns the GranFondo, are each offering $1,000 and hope to eventually raise the reward to $10,000.</p><p>People with information about the crash are asked to call CHP Detective Mike Phennicie or Sgt. Robert Mora.</p><p>-- Bob Norberg</p>