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Tesla driver arrested after hit and run

A bicyclist suffered minor injuries Saturday morning in a collision with a Tesla car in unincorporated Marin County, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.

Officers responded at about 11 a.m. to the intersection of Panoramic Highway and state Highway 1 on a report of a hit-and-run collision, CHP spokesman Officer Andrew Barclay said.

UPDATE 11/16 Tesla driver identified as 41-year-old John Donovan of Mill Valley.

The driver of the Tesla was impeding the travel of a bicyclist and intentionally caused a collision, Barclay said.

The driver of the Tesla drove away from the collision site, but witnesses were able to get the license plate of the car, Barclay said.

Officers located the Tesla and stopped the driver who was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, Barclay said.

He said the bicyclist had visible minor injuries.

Last modified November 16, 2015 11:25 am

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