EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Officials say a man under the influence was arrested after he tried to flee the scene of a crash with a person on his hood.

According to police, 38-year-old Patrick Ryan was reported to have been swerving in and out of traffic while hitting curbs before he rear-ended another vehicle.

They say the crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of N Kentucky Avenue and E Diamond Avenue.

Officials say both the other driver and Ryan got out of the vehicles to assess the damage, but the other driver says Ryan got back into his car showing signs of impairment.

In an effort to keep Ryan from driving away, the other driver told police they stepped in front of Ryan’s vehicle and was “bumped” but not injured.

They say Ryan then tried to flee the scene, but

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