Man Arrested For Alleged Hit-And-Run, DUI In Palm Desert

PALM DESERT, CA -- A man was arrested Sunday after allegedly driving under the influence and slamming through a barrciade in Palm Desert. Blaize Bowdle, 25, of La Quinta, was charged with felony DUI and felony hit-and-run, the Palm Desert Police Department said.

Officers responded to a report of a hit-and-run around 12:30 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Highway 111 and San Pablo Avenue. They found Bowdle, who had been medically cleared by a local hospital, drive through the barricade that was placed in the area, the police department said.

Bowdle was booked at the Riverside County Jail in Indio.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Palm Desert Police Department at 760-836-1600 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP (7867).

--Photo courtesy of Palm Desert Police Department