California: Kevin O’Hara Courtney beat feet after crash; booked on DUI charges and fleeing crash scene

….those pesky witnesses messed up Kevin’s plans to deny being in crash…in his own car

From Marin County Independent Journal
A Mill Valley man was arrested on allegations he crashed his car while intoxicated and ran away in front of witnesses.

Kevin O’Hara Courtney, 63, was booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of drunken driving and leaving the scene of a collision. He was released on bail pending further review by the district attorney’s office.

The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday on Tennessee Valley Road, where a Toyota Highlander went off the road and crashed into a drainage culvert.

Witnesses in the area went to the car, saw the driver climb out and smelled alcohol on him, said Officer Andrew Barclay of the California Highway Patrol. The driver spoke briefly with the witnesses and then ran off …MORE