PITTSBURGH -- The preliminary hearing for a man suspected of causing a hit-and-run accident in Oakland that killed a bicyclist continued Tuesday.

Timothy Kish turned himself in after the hit-and-run accident in August, accompanied by attorney Charles LoPresti.

Police said the 51-year-old Jefferson Hills man is the driver whose vehicle hit Ruihui Lin, 38, but left before police arrived. The victim died the following day.

According to the criminal complaint, Kish said he had initially gotten out of his truck to help Lin, but he had to move his truck because he was blocking traffic.

Kish left after medics arrived without giving his personal information to investigators, according to the complaint.

Kish has been charged with one count of an accident involving a death, police said.

Lin died later at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.

Police said Lin was struck at the corner of Meyran Avenue and Louisa Street in the city's Oakland section, near the University of Pittsburgh campus. He was returning to the Golden Palace restaurant in Oakland, where he works as a chef, after making a food delivery.

Lin's friend, Ruth Yee, told Channel 11 that Lin had worked at the restaurant for seven years and had just become an American citizen. She said he had just bought a house in Oakland and was planning on bringing his pregnant wife and 5-year-old daughter over from his native China.

The pickup driver got out of his vehicle and looked over Lin before driving away, police said.

"How could he live with himself to do what he did -- to leave a dying man on the street and not help him?" Yee said.

Police said they believed the pickup driver was driving a newer model white Ford F-150 or F-250. Witnesses said the truck had a sunroof and black bed cover.

Video e-mailed to Channel 11 showed Lin lying on the ground unresponsive while another man, presumably the driver, hovered over him trying to get the man to talk.

Police also investigated an anonymous posting on the Web site last week, made by a man claiming to drive a white F-150, that threatens bicycle riders in the Oakland area. The posting read, "You Spandex-wearing oblivious (expletive) are going to hurt. What gives you the right to want to share the road and yet refuse to stop at stop signs."

Oakland resident Alex Lash was on his porch when he heard the crash.

"He hung around for a while. Next time anyone looked, he was gone. At first, I thought he bumped into a parked car. Then, I walked across the street and realized there's a biker laying in the road," said Lash.

Cyclist Caily Gruber is no stranger to bikes or bike-related accidents.

"My roommate has a cast on from a bike accident. Another friend who broke a collarbone, broke some ribs," said Gruber.

The University of Pittsburgh student said drivers can sometimes be aggressive, but most are considerate when sharing the road. Still, she's planning to keep a closer eye on the road whenever her feet are on the pedals.

"I'm going to make sure I have my helmet and be cautious of the cars," said Gruber.