SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) — A 20-year-old Santa Rosa man was in custody on DUI and different costs Monday after he allegedly struck a horseback rider collaborating within the annual Virgin of Guadalupe non secular procession between Santa Rosa and Windsor.
The Santa Rosa police division mentioned Troy Hale had been booked into Sonoma County jail for felony violations of hit and run, DUI, violation of pretrial launch and possession of narcotics on the market.
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In line with investigators, the annual Virgin of Guadalupe procession of greater than 100 non secular pilgrims, many them on horseback, was marching down Previous Redwood Freeway early Sunday. The march had began in west Santa Rosa and was persevering with towards Windsor.
At 1:38 a.m., officers responded to experiences of an harm hit and run. As soon as on scene, officers realized a male horseback rider was struck by a car that fled the scene.
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The male sufferer sustained important accidents and was in essential situation at an area hospital.
A short while later, officers situated the suspect’s closely broken car parked at an deal with in north Santa Rosa the place Hale was contacted.
A search warrant was obtained for Hale’s car and residence. Whereas executing the warrants, officers situated suspected fentanyl tablets and suspected cocaine, which gave the impression to be possessed for the aim of sale. Ammunition was additionally situated.
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Hale was on pretrial launch for possessing a loaded firearm in public from a previous arrest in July 2021. A situation of his pretrial launch is to not possess ammunition or firearms.
