[h1]Witnesses track, hold alleged drunk driver[/h1]
Benny Evangelista
San Francisco Chronicle August 1, 2010 08:39 PM
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
(08-01) 20:39 PDT DANVILLE --A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of
drunken driving in Danville Sunday morning after being detained by a group of bystanders who saw him strike a bicyclist, a pedestrian, two other vehicles and a light pole, authorities said.
Cainan Schierholtz - the younger brother of
San Francisco Giants outfielder
Nate Schierholtz - was arrested on 10 criminal counts, including hit and run, driving under the influence and driving without a license, said Danville police Sgt. Phillip Wisotsky. He was booked at the
county jail in Martinez in lieu of $350,000 bail.
Witnesses told police that a red
pickup truck driving south on Danville Boulevard first struck a bicyclist riding in the bike lane. Schierholtz did not stop and continued south on Danville Boulevard, where his truck struck a pedestrian who was standing in the bike lane, police said.
The truck then swerved back into traffic, colliding with another pickup, police said. Schierholtz then drove south on Railroad Avenue, where he traveled up the sidewalk and knocked the light pole to the ground, police said.
The truck continued to Linda Mesa Avenue, police said, where Schierholtz collided with the rear of an
SUV. Witnesses followed the truck to Montair Drive, where they detained the driver until police arrived.
The bicyclist was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises, while the pedestrian and two people who were in the SUV sought medical treatment on their own, police said. The driver of the other pickup was not injured.
Wisotsky said Schierholtz told police he lived in San Ramon.
Schierholtz's brother, Nate Schierholtz, is a 26-year-old
right fielder for the Giants. The two have used the same Danville address while registering to vote and are listed as brothers in an online biography of a third brother who played baseball for the
U.S. Air Force Academy.
Idiot.
