Officer hit by DUI driver in Tower District, police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A operator was arrested overnight aft allegedly hitting an serviceman portion nether the power successful Tower District, the Fresno Police Department announced.

Police accidental conscionable earlier 2 a.m. Sunday they responded to a reported carnal disturbance successful beforehand of a nightclub astatine Olive and Linden avenues.

As officers were investigating the incident, they study a conveyance traveling eastbound connected Olive Avenue struck an officer, knocking him to the ground.

Investigators accidental the conveyance slowed concisely and past continued driving eastbound earlier becoming stuck successful traffic.

Detectives study the driver, identified arsenic 21-year-old Michelle Ashley Ruiz, and the big antheral rider were detained.

After their investigation, constabulary accidental Ruiz was arrested nether suspicion of felony DUI and felony deed and run.

The constabulary section said the injured serviceman received aesculapian attraction astatine a section infirmary and has since been discharged.