'What was the point!' | Woman riding her bicycle in The Wharf says a driver struck her and took off

WASHINGTON — A Maryland woman has a question for the driver who she says slammed into her and then left the scene.

"What was the point?" asked Isabel Perez Wednesday night.

She told WUSA9 that she and her boyfriend Evan Dunmyer were riding bicycles in the bike lane, along Maine Avenue SW in The Wharf on Sunday, and were headed to a concert at Anthem.

Perez says her boyfriend was ahead of her and crossed the intersection of Parker Row SW, but as she entered the intersection, a driver slammed into her.

"I screamed and went down. Everybody heard me scream," said Perez reflecting on the terrifying moments she was hit.

"I wasn't thinking I just remember just looking around and people were around me like don't get up too quick," she said.

Meanwhile, her boyfriend told WUSA9 he heard the commotion and quickly hit the brakes on his bike.

"I heard the crash and then the scream," said Dunmyer. "I turned around and saw a bunch of people around her."

He says he rushed over to her, as did some of their friends who were also riding with them.

Dunmyer told WUSA9 he looked over at the car that was still in the bike lane and saw a man by the license plate.

"I saw him trying to finagle with the license and I saw my friend to the right of him taking pictures," he said.

He told WUSA9 that the man eventually took the front license plate off, got back in the car, and drove off.

"I don't know if he's done this to other people. He doesn't seem like a good person, I don't know. If it were me and I crashed into someone like that I would have stopped and stayed with them until police and ambulance came and was settled," said Perez. "I don't know what he had to do that was so in a rush," she added.

She told WUSA9 what happened really shook her up.

"It's like in and out. Like sometimes I'm good and it's hard to talk about, but I try to keep my composure."

For now, she's trying to take it easy and recover.

"My neck hurts. my back hurts, my lower back my legs are scratched up. My elbows scratched up. He basically has to feed me my food because I can't like lift up my arm," said Perez.

Despite all of that she's still grateful.

"I'm alive, so that's good," she said.

She told WUSA9 she hopes the driver will turn themselves in. D.C. Police confirmed to WUSA9 Wednesday night that they are investigating this as a hit and run.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.