Petaluma Police Find DUI Suspect In Bushes

PETALUMA, CA — Petaluma police found a suspected hit-and-run driver hiding in bushes two blocks from a crash.

Officers responded around 9:06 p.m. Oct. 14 to a report that a vehicle had struck a parked car, causing significant damage. The driver fled on foot after the collision, according to police.

Officers searched the surrounding area and found Severo Martinez Romero, 38, of Petaluma, hiding in bushes.

Petaluma police said his license was suspended because of a prior DUI offense and that he was on DUI probation and pretrial release.

After a blood test and medical examination, officers transported Romero to the Sonoma County Jail, where he was held on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving with a license suspended for DUI, hit-and-run involving property damage, and violating probation and a court order.