By JOSH FRIEDMAN

San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a driver who allegedly struck and injured a pedestrian Tuesday evening while being under the influence of narcotics.

Late in the evening, the driver of a black Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck collided with a pedestrian who was walking a bicycle in the bike lane on Broad Street adjacent to the Marigold Center. The pickup dragged the pedestrian about 30 feet down the road, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department.

The pedestrian suffered moderate non-life threatening injuries. Responders transported the person to a local hospital.

Officers arrested the driver for DUI.

 

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5 Comments
slodown2

Drunk town happiest place on earth.

SLOpoked

Obviously cyclists are the problem…

RealisticOne

Walking a bicycle in a bicycle lane? Umm, that’s what the sidewalks are for! Dang those DUI drivers anyhow..

slocorruptionhater

Yup, let’s blame the victim.

RealisticOne

Both parties should not have been on the road in their configurations.