Cyclist hit, dragged by alleged drunken driver near UC Berkeley

A Google street view image shows the Berkeley intersection where a 42-year-old bicyclist was struck and dragged by a suspected DUI driver on Tuesday afternoon. A Google street view image shows the Berkeley intersection where a 42-year-old bicyclist was struck and dragged by a suspected DUI driver on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Cyclist hit, dragged by alleged drunken driver near UC Berkeley 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A 42-year-old bicyclist was in critical condition Wednesday after a drunken driver plowed into her as she rode through Berkeley the day before, police said.

The driver, 47-year-old Sunnyvale resident Berwick Haynes was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence shortly after the crash, said Officer Jennifer Coats, a Berkeley police spokeswoman.

Haynes is an actor who was set to star in the upcoming Berkeley Playhouse musical “Bridges,” officials at the theater said.

The bicyclist, who was not named, was riding south on Fulton Street at Bancroft Way near Edwards Stadium on the UC Berkeley campus around 5 p.m. Tuesday when Haynes’ car collided with her and dragged her several feet, Coats said.

The injured cyclist was trapped under the vehicle after it stopped. Firefighters rushed to the scene and lifted the car to pull the woman out, Coats said. The rider was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Investigators continued to look into the cause of the crash.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky