Bicyclist Andreas Kooi Hospitalized in San Luis Obispo DUI Crash
San Luis Obispo, CA (August 06, 2021) – Earlier today, Andreas Kooi, 23-year-old San Luis Obispo resident suffered injuries in a bicycle crash on Foothill Boulevard.
The traffic crash happened at about 12:38 a.m. at the intersection of Broad Street.
A 17-year-old girl was westbound on Foothill Boulevard when she struck Kooi near the intersection.
Rescuers took Kooi to a hospital for incurring injuries from the incident.
Investigating officers said there were at least two passengers in the driver’s vehicle during the accident.
The driver, also a San Luis Obispo resident fled the scene. However, two of her passengers went back to the scene and gave statements to the authorities.
Later at 2 a.m., residents on Rockview Place reported a car alarm that was going off. When the authorities, they found the suspect’s car parked in the roadway. It has a damage that matched the hit and run.
Police found her walking through the neighborhood.
Finally, the officers took her into custody and charged her with a hit and run with injury and a felony DUI with injury.
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