Armed Driver Hits Woman, Yanks Her In Car, Pulled Over, Arrested: UCPD

UNION CITY, CA — A male motorist was arrested in Union City last week on firearms-related charges after he reportedly struck a female pedestrian with his car, pulled her inside his vehicle and drove off, according to officials.

Union City Police Department officers initially were called Thursday night to Alvarado-Niles Road and Western Avenue for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The incident then amped up with an update that the driver had a gun, pulled the injured party into his vehicle and drove from the scene, the department said.

UCPD Special Enforcement Officers Spencer and Ross spotted and stopped the suspect vehicle, police said.

Inside the car, officers found the injured pedestrian and a loaded semi-automatic pistol in the center console, the agency said

"It turns out the occupants knew each other, and they got into an argument just before the collision," police said.

The woman was transported to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley for her injuries, and the driver was arrested on weapons-related charges, officials said.

The department commended Officers Spencer and Ross, and others involved, "for sorting this incident out and taking another gun off the streets!"

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