Chico

A hit-and-run driver was apprehended by policy because his license plate left an imprint on the back of the victim’s car, Roseville police say.

The crash happened at 6:20 p.m. on Sept. 6, on Roseville Parkway adjacent to the Ridge at Creekside shopping center in the Sacramento suburb, the police report said. A BMW sedan was hit from behind by a Ford F-250 pickup, whose driver then fled the scene.

The BMW’s driver was taken to a hospital with injuries called non-life-threatening.

Police investigating the damage realized that the reversed numbers from the truck’s front plate were legible on the back of the BMW. They went to the Roseville address associated with the registration, 2½ miles from the crash site, and found a pickup with corresponding damage.

Its owner, a 33-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence causing injury, felony hit-and-run and resisting arrest.

Shortly before the crash, police in neighboring Rocklin had received a complaint about the same pickup being driven recklessly.

CHICO — On Tuesday, a car crashed into a house, severing the gas line and shutting down East First Avenue for half an hour.

It started when two cars collided at the intersection of East First Avenue & Sherman Avenue around 10:45 AM. This caused one car to crash into nearby house, which ruptured its gas line, according to reports.

Chico Police shut down East First Avenue approximately 30 minutes, while PG&E closed the line and Chico Fire Department closed it.