Driver Arrested After Pedestrians Hit In Walnut Creek

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Police arrested a driver Tuesday evening, after an officer saw the driver strike two people as they were crossing a street in Walnut Creek, they report.

At 7:23 p.m., an officer witnessed the driver strike two pedestrians as they crossed the street in the 2700 block of North Main Street, police said.

Additional officers responded and were able to pull over the driver, identified as 33-year-old Benjamin Jaeger of Walnut Creek.

Officers arrested Jaeger on suspicion of attempted homicide. He was booked into the Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez.

The two pedestrians suffered injuries not considered life-threatening and were taken to a hospital and later released.

Anyone with more information about the incident is asked to contact Walnut Creek police Detective G. Leonard at (925) 256-3523.

— Bay City News; Image via WCPD