2 Drivers Crash Into WPD Patrol Cars, Both Accused Of DUI

WATSONVILLE, CA — Two men accused of driving while under the influence were arrested in Watsonville on the same night after crashing into patrol cars during two separate collisions, police said. The first crash occurred just after 1 a.m. on Nov. 23., according to police.

The driver of a truck, who was later identified as 26-year-old Alexis Colimonte, allegedly hit a patrol car while the officer was responding to a call near Main Street and S. Green Valley Road.

Police said Colimonte fled the collision but crashed a second time in the nearby Westridge Business Park. After a brief foot chase, Colimonte, who also had a warrant for a prior DUI arrest, along with a suspended license, was arrested, police said. He was booked into jail on suspicion of driving while under the influence, hit-and-run, and making threats toward officers.

Thirty minutes after Colimonte’s arrest, a driver hit two patrol cars parked in the area of 400 block of Main Street, police said. The driver, later identified as 26-year-old Ariel Sanchez, was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence. See photos here.

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