An intoxicated pedestrian stepped in front of University of Maryland police cars responding to an assault in College Park early Sunday morning, a University of Maryland Police spokesman said.

The 19-year-old pedestrian, who was not a University of Maryland student, stepped in between two police cars heading to Route 1 to respond to the call, said Capt. Marc Limansky, a UMPD spokesman. The pedestrian was bumped on the leg and attempted to walk away from the police vehicles, Limansky said.

"We wanted to make sure he wasn't injured in the accident," Limansky said.