Crime & Safety
19-Year-Old Woman Arrested In Petaluma On Suspicion Of Attacking Cops After Hit-And-Run
Police say a woman driving drunk at 100 mph pushed an officer and violently resisted arrest.
PETALUMA, CA — A 19-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of attacking officers after a hit-and-run collision Wednesday night, Petaluma police said.
At about 11:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of a hit-and-run resulting in minor injuries, and police located the suspect vehicle heading south on U.S. Highway 101 at speeds of more than 100 mph.
The driver, eventually identified as 19-year-old Alicia Wright, pulled over on the highway shoulder and during the stop allegedly showed signs of alcohol intoxication, so officers began a drunk driving investigation, police said.
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Wright then pushed an officer and allegedly violently resisted arrest for several minutes before officers were able to detain her.
She suffered injuries in the altercation and was taken to a hospital for treatment before being booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, hit-and-run causing injury, assault on a peace officer, and resisting arrest, according to police.
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Petaluma police thanked the California Highway Patrol for assisting by blocking traffic briefly because of the dangerous location of the traffic stop along the highway shoulder.
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