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DUI suspect arrested after hitting bicyclist

Published: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008

A Roseville man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after hitting a bicyclist on Atkinson Street on Tuesday morning.

Charles Martin Pollex, 49, was driving a 2007 Hyundai sedan when he allegedly collided with the bicyclist about 9 a.m. near Denio Loop, closing Atkinson Street for more than three hours.

The bicyclist, a Roseville resident in his 20s, was taken to Sutter Roseville Medical Center with serious injuries and is expected to survive, Police Public Information Officer Dee Dee Gunther said.

Pollex was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and was being held in the Roseville City Jail on $30,000 bail.

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