Driver arrested, suspected of DUI and hit-and-run after car hits bicyclist in Costa Mesa
A woman was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run and drunk driving Tuesday after a car hit a bicyclist in Costa Mesa, authorities said.
Police responded to the area of West 19th Street and Monrovia Avenue at 10:48 p.m., where they found a bicyclist lying on the ground with leg lacerations and a possible leg fracture.
The bicyclist was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana after being treated at the scene.
Witnesses reported seeing a car flee south down Whittier Avenue, said Costa Mesa police Sgt. Dan Miles.
When police checked the surrounding area, they found a gray Mercedes-Benz on West 18th Street that had front-end side damage consistent with a crash, Miles said.
When police pulled the car over they noticed that the driver, Aya Ibish, 22, of Laguna Beach displayed symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol, Miles said.
She was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and felony hit-and-run, Miles said.
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