AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group of biker enthusiasts are uniting to try and find the driver who hit one of their own Tuesday night.

They were at the Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company, also known as The ABGB, for their weekly Bike Night gathering when the crash happened.

“Very strong community. It’s one of the reasons why I decided to open up a shop in Austin,” said Jesse Loesch, owner of Cycle Refiner. “How everyone bands together and just the camaraderie of it.”

Loesch witnessed the crash outside the brewery. He says the motorcyclist was trying to turn into the parking lot, when a maroon/red Infinity barreled into him. Loesch and another witnessed tried to talk to the driver, but say the man backed up into another car and then took off.

“Most normal people would want to get out and see if the rider was okay, but he seemed hesitant and his eyes were very, kind of vague,” said Loesch. “Could’ve been under the influence of something.”

Before the suspect took off from the scene, a witness got several pictures of him and the car. Members of their community are posting the images on Facebook, hoping someone will recognize the suspect.

“The rider had come all the way down from the Leander area and had heard so much about this get together, and the camaraderie there, he wanted to come check it out for himself and be a part of it,” said Loesch. “And he commented that he almost made it.”

Loesch says the motorcyclist was not injured, but that his bike was totaled. Fellow motorcyclists at the brewery started collecting funds to help the rider replace his bike.

“It’s painful enough to go through something like that, but then to be an avid motorcycle rider without a motorcycle, is painful.”