Berkeley Police Make Two Hit-and-Run DUI Arrests in Three Hours

Berkeley police arrested two drivers on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence within a three-hour span Monday evening, Oct. 26, following separate injury collisions in the Berkeley Hills and West Berkeley, according to The Berkeley Scanner.

Witnesses Box In Driver After Head-On Cyclist Crash Near Codornices Park

The first hit-and-run occurred just before 5:40 p.m. in the 1200 block of Euclid Avenue near Codornices Park. Police said a 45-year-old El Sobrante woman driving southbound on Euclid Avenue in a green Subaru Outback drifted into the northbound lane and struck a 22-year-old Berkeley man riding a bicycle head-on.

When the driver attempted to leave the scene, witnesses used their own vehicles to box in her car until officers arrived. Berkeley firefighters transported the 22-year-old cyclist to Highland Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and police arrested the driver on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and DUI.

Three-Vehicle Red-Light Collision at University and San Pablo Avenues

Less than three hours later, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a 33-year-old San Pablo man driving eastbound on University Avenue ran a red light at San Pablo Avenue and collided with two other vehicles, causing minor injuries to another motorist.

Police said the driver fled on foot after the crash, but responding officers located and arrested him about three blocks away on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence.

Earlier on Monday, around 12:15 p.m., another cyclist—a man in his 60s—suffered minor injuries in a collision at Russell and Shattuck avenues in South Berkeley, where the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers.