Five-Vehicle Collision near South McDowell Boulevard Left Woman, Child Injured
PETALUMA, CA (August 9, 2023) – Sunday evening, police arrested Charles Piezzi following a DUI injury collision on Lakeville Highway.
Authorities responded to reports of a hit-and-run around 5:50 p.m. at Lakeville Highway at South McDowell Boulevard.
According to the police, an SUV rear-ended another vehicle, causing a chain-reaction collision with four other cars. Responding emergency personnel transported a woman to Petaluma Valley Hospital for unspecified injuries. In addition, paramedics treated a 12-year-old child at the scene for minor injuries.
After the crash, the SUV driver went over a curb and stopped at a nearby parking lot. 58-year-old Charles Piezzi of Petaluma then fled into a nearby neighborhood and into the backyard of a home at 1500 Rio Nido Way.
Apparently, Piezzi disregarded the officers’ commands to surrender and broke into a residence in the area before getting detained by the police.
In the end, police booked Piezzi in Sonoma County Jail for suspected DUI, felony hit-and-run, and multiple other charges. He remains in custody with a bail set at $200,000.
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