Welcome to Arrest Stories. A thirty-eight-year-old Evansville man faces multiple charges including criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon after allegedly driving away from a crash scene with another person clinging to his vehicle's hood. Here's what may have happened.
On Sunday afternoon around three thirty, Patrick Ryan was driving erratically through Evansville, swerving in and out of traffic while hitting curbs. His reckless driving culminated when he rear-ended another vehicle at the intersection of North Kentucky Avenue and East Diamond Avenue.
Both drivers exited their vehicles to assess the damage from the collision. However, Patrick Ryan displayed signs of impairment as he returned to his car. The other driver, recognizing that Ryan appeared intoxicated and was attempting to leave the scene, stepped in front of Ryan's vehicle to prevent him from driving away.
Ryan then bumped the other driver with his vehicle, though the individual was not injured in this initial contact. When Ryan continued his attempt to flee the crash scene, the other driver was forced to jump onto the hood of Ryan's vehicle to avoid being struck again.
The dramatic scene unfolded in broad daylight at a busy Evansville intersection, with Ryan allegedly driving off while the other motorist remained on his hood.
Law enforcement arrested Patrick Ryan on Sunday, charging him with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, battery, driving while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of a crash. He is being held without bond.
The incident highlights the dangerous escalation that can occur when impaired drivers attempt to flee accident scenes. Ryan's alleged actions transformed a routine traffic collision into a serious criminal matter involving multiple felony charges.
The intersection of North Kentucky Avenue and East Diamond Avenue became the focal point of what authorities describe as a reckless endangerment case that could have resulted in serious injury or death.
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