Man Cuts Himself With Butcher Knife After DUI Crash: Police

HERCULES, CA —A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run and driving under the influence of alcohol after hitting a parked car in Hercules late Tuesday and then being found with self-inflicted knife wounds in a nearby garage, police said.

Officers responded at 11:36 p.m. to the area of Pepperwood Street and Mesquite Court on a report of a hit-and-run and found that a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado truck had sideswiped a parked car.

The Chevrolet was unoccupied in the middle of the street and witnesses said the driver had fled into a home in the 100 block of Mesquite Court, according to police.

Officers got consent to enter the home and found the suspect hiding in a corner of the garage and holding a butcher knife, police said.

He eventually dropped the knife but had several fresh and apparently self-inflicted cuts on his arm. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was allegedly intoxicated and uncooperative but was taken into custody, police said.

He was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run, DUI and driving without a license and was taken for treatment at a hospital, according to police.

— Bay City News; Image via Hercules Police