2 held for allegedly trying to run down bicyclists

(06-18) 17:25 PDT SAN MATEO -- Two men were arrested after they allegedly tried to run over two boys riding bicycles in San Mateo, police said Monday.

Witnesses called police around 3:45 p.m. Sunday to report that a gold-color pickup was trying to run down the boys near Fourth Avenue and Grant Street. One of the youths had to jump off his bike to avoid being hit, and when he did, the driver ran over the bike and onto the sidewalk, said police Sgt. Dave Norris.

After receiving information from witnesses, police tracked the truck to a residence about 3 miles away on the 2800 block of Hosmer Street, Norris said. The two San Mateo men, 24-year-old Jason Hernandez-Lopez and Dian Burton, 31, were arrested there, Norris said.

The men were booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy.