There being very little that could be done at that time, Officer Lopez obtained an incidence number from headquarters and gave the victim a hit and run complaint form. Nothing very exciting happened after that. We followed a possible speeder, but he caught sight of us and began obeying the traffic laws. It was decided that a dinner break was in order. Suspect uncooperative during procedure and subsequently arrested.
Situation becomes extremely bizarre.
After leaving the eating establishment, a gentleman standing next to the police cruiser was getting directions from another bystander. While there is nothing strange or illegal about this, this person's speech and movements were very slow and labored. These are signs of possible alcohol intoxication. Sure enough, the man got into his vehicle and drove away. The suspect did not blatantly weave all over the place, but he did drift close to the right curb a couple of times and he sped.