Motorcyclist struck in hit-and-run in Sparks dies

A motorcyclist struck in a hit-and-run last week in Sparks has die. Thomas Schlesinger, 19, of Reno was killed after being hit outside the Hacienda Plaza Shopping Center. Isaih Norwood, 18, of Reno faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and leaving the scene of a crash-but those charges will likely be upgraded in the wake of Schelsinger’s death.