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A recent motorcycle accident Naples left a family from Southwest Florida pleading for the public's help to find a hit-and-run driver. The accident happened on Interstate 75 near Immokalee Road and left a man paralyzed. Officials have yet to catch the motorist responsible for the accident, according to WINK News.

The accident happened as the man was heading home from his first day at his new job. A driver slammed into the back of the man's motorcycle. The motorcyclist has been at Lee Memorial Hospital ever since.

Our Naples motorcycle car accident lawyers understand the dangers that motorcyclists face on our roadways. These unprotected drivers are at serious risks for death when involved in an accident with a passenger vehicle. These riders have much less protection than drivers in cars, trucks and SUVs. For this reason, we need to be cautious when sharing the road with them. They're motorists too and abide by the same roadway laws as you and I.

"My Dad is now laying in the hospital. He is going to be paralyzed for life," said the motorcyclist's daughter.

The family pleads for some help from the public. They're asking for witnessed to step forward with any information that may help them to track down the motorist who caused this accident. They believe that the man was either intoxicated or driving while distracted. The family says they're just disgusted that the driver didn't have the decency to stop and help and just left him there to die.

Florida Highway Patrol believed that the pickup truck that caused the accident was speeding when the vehicle slammed into the back of that motorcycle. Officials report that the motorcyclist was thrown more than 100 feet upon impact and that the driver fled the scene. The motorcyclist was left in a ditch, badly injured, but alive because of his helmet. Reports indicate that it took officers about an hour to find the man because he landed about a quarter mile from his bike.

The motorcyclist's family says that they can't believe someone would be in that serious of an accident and not stop or even call for help. They say they would like official to find the fleeing driver so that he won't be able to do this to any other family.

One witness reports that they saw a Ford F-150 with front-end damage near the accident.

The family thinks that the motorcycle was wedged up underneath the truck and that the driver had to stop to remove the bike.

"We want this man caught," said the motorcyclist's daughter.

Florida Highway Patrol offers these details from witness reports:

-A Ford F-150

-Either gold or brown.

-Possible damage to the front-right side of the vehicle.

-Maybe some engine/radiator damage.

-Driver between the ages of 25 and 35.

-Black hair, white shirt, athletic build, five-o'clock shadow.

If you have any information regarding this accident, you're asked to call the Florida Highway Patrol at (239) 938-1800. The family says that they'll be offering a reward to anyone who provides information that leads to a conviction.