Bicyclist, 77, badly injured in Carlsbad hit and run; suspected DUI driver arrested [Breaking]
A bicyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Carlsbad, and the suspected driver was quickly found and arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Friday afternoon, police said.
The crash happened on Aviara Parkway near Black Rail Road about 1:50 p.m., Carlsbad police said in a news release. Police arrived to find a 77-year-old cyclist down in the road. He was taken to a hospital with injuries considered life-threatening, Lt. Alonso DeValasco said.Shortly after the crash, police located the suspected driver on Laurel Tree Lane near Palomar Airport Road, less than two miles from the crash site, he said.
The 34-year-old driver “displayed objective symptoms of alcohol intoxication” and was arrested, police said. The Carlsbad resident was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit and run. He remained jailed Saturday in lieu of $100,000 bail.
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