Man arrested after hitting a woman with truck in Northeast Fresno

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Monday, October 23, 2023
Man arrested after hitting a woman with truck in Northeast Fresno
A driver is out on bail after a hit-and-run crash that injured a woman near a pro-Palestine demonstration.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A driver is out on bail after a hit-and-run crash that injured a woman near a pro-Palestine demonstration.

62-year-old Miguel Noriega was arrested on several charges, including DUI causing injury and assault with a deadly weapon.

Police say he was involved in the crash at about 6 pm Saturday on Nees and Blackstone Avenues, right in front of the PF Changs.

Officers say Noriega was in a pickup truck when he got in an argument with a bicyclist that was part of the demonstration.

The cyclist allegedly attacked Noriega, and then he sped off, hitting a woman in the parking lot.

Police later found Noriega and he was taken into custody, before bonding out of the Fresno County Jail on Sunday.

The woman he allegedly hit was treated at the hospital for an injured ankle.

Police are also looking into a battery investigation for the cyclist.