Drunken driver rear-ends car, accelerates toward man attempting to check on him, police say

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Officers tracked down a hit-and-run driver Thursday night after a Madison man escaped with minor injuries following a rear-end crash, police said.

Madison police said a 33-year-old man was stopped at a traffic light in the 4500 block of East Towne Boulevard at 7:25 p.m. when a car rear-ended his vehicle. His two daughters were in the back seat, so he got out to check on them.

Police said he then went to check on the welfare of the person in the vehicle that struck him. As he did, the other driver accelerated toward him, forcing him onto the hood of the car to avoid being run over.

The driver next accelerated, sending the victim to the pavement, causing injuries to his arm and hand, police said. Based on information provided by the victim and other witnesses, officers were able to find the driver, identified as 19-year-old Yeng Xiong of Madison, in the 4100 block of Lien Road.

Xiong was arrested on tentative charges of first-degree reckless endangerment and operating while intoxicated.

Police said the girls who were inside the victim’s car are OK.

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