Prosecutors charged an Oakland man with misdemeanor hit-and-run driving, almost two weeks after he allegedly abandoned his car after crashing it into two parklets and a Castro district business.<\/p>\n
Kejwine Kevin Patts, 30, was arraigned Thursday and charged with three counts of hit-and-run driving involving property damage and one count of reckless driving, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Friday. Patts has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n
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The San Francisco Police Department responded to a solo vehicle collision near Castro and 17th streets at around 1:48 a.m. on May 31. Police said the driver of a sedan had hit two parklets before colliding with a Castro Street building, where the car came to a stop. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
The sedan was left at the scene, but officers were unable to find its driver.\u00a0Patts was identified with follow-up investigative work and help from the public, police said. He was arrested<\/a> five days later and booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of vandalism and misdemeanor hit-and-run involving property damage.<\/p>\n Patts was out of custody on Friday, under orders not to drive between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and to complete a driver’s safety course, prosecutors said. His next court date is Sept. 17.<\/p>\n Subscribe<\/p>\n