By Bay City News Service
A man walking on U.S. Highway 101 near Santa Rosa Friday briefly caused a slowdown on the highway and then tussled with an officer, according to the California Highway Patrol.
On Friday at 12:11 p.m., officers with the CHP and Santa Rosa Police Department responded to a pedestrian walking on the highway near Todd Road.
Witnesses reported the man was walking on the top center median wall.
As a responding officer stopped southbound traffic, the man ran across the lanes of traffic and onto the right shoulder, according to the CHP.
An officer attempted to contact the man, but the man attempted to strike the officer in the face. The officer was able to dodge the punch and took the man to the ground.
Two motorcyclists who were stopped in the traffic ran to help the officer.
The man was ultimately handcuffed and transported to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.
The officer involved in the struggle suffered a minor injury to his hand.
