Alleged Concord Drunk Driver Who Hit Bicyclist Identified

CONCORD, CA -- Police have released the name of an alleged drunk driver who was arrested on New Year's Eve after his car collided with a bicyclist in Concord.

Concord resident Benjamin Snow, 24, was arrested after officers were dispatched at 10:22 p.m. Saturday to Vinnie's Bar & Grill at 2045 Mt. Diablo St. on a report of a collision in front of the business, Cpl. Christopher Blakely said.

Officers found the bicyclist on the ground when they arrived.

Investigators determined that the bicyclist was riding south on Mt. Diablo Street as Snow was headed north in a white 1996 Volkswagen Passat, Blakely said.

Snow allegedly tried to turn left into the restaurant's parking lot when his car struck the bicyclist, who was taken to a hospital with a complaint of leg pain.

Snow appeared to be drunk and was arrested on suspicion of DUI, Blakely said.

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