Driver Accused Of Hit-And-Run, DUI In Collision With Boy On Bike

ROHNERT PARK, CA — A Cotati man on probation is accused of DUI and hit-and-run in a collision with an 11-year-old boy riding a bicycle Sunday in Rohnert Park, police said. Witnesses called the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety at 7:07 p.m. and reported that a truck struck a young bicyclist in the area of 900 Civic Center Drive, then drove away on Country Club Drive, police said.

Police and fire personnel gave the boy medical care until an ambulance crew arrived and took him to a local hospital for what appeared to be minor injuries.

While Rohnert Park officers investigated the collision and gathered information about the involved truck, a Cotati police officer recognized the truck as its description was broadcast to law enforcement.

The Cotati officer went to an address in the 500 block of West Sierra Avenue in Cotati, nearly 3 miles away from the scene of the crash. The officer waited at the West Sierra address until the truck pulled into the parking lot.

As the driver, later identified as 28-year-old Cotati resident Stephen Anthony Marteo, got out of the truck, he was detained by Cotati officers until Rohnert Park officers arrived.

After officers spoke with Marteo and a witness identified Marteo and his truck as being involved, he was arrested, Rohnert Park DPS said.

Marteo was booked into Sonoma County jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, DUI with injury and violation of probation, police said.

Jail records show Marteo remained in custody as of 5 p.m. Monday with his bail set at $110,000 and a court appearance set for Tuesday afternoon.