Updated: Thursday, 15 Oct 2009, 7:22 PM PDT
Published : Thursday, 15 Oct 2009, 7:01 PM PDT
Posted by: Scott Coppersmith
N. Hollywood (myFOXla.com) - Actor Thomas Dekker was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk
and hitting a bicyclist in North Hollywood, the California Highway
Patrol reported today.
Dekker was driving a 2004 Toyota Matrix east on Burbank
Boulevard around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when he turned right to get on
the Hollywood (170) Freeway and struck Arthur A. Elorza, 17, of
North Hollywood, who was riding a bicycle in a crosswalk, according
to the CHP.
Elorza was taken to Providence St. Joseph Hospital with minor
injuries.
Dekker was booked into the Van Nuys Jail on suspicion of
driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage resulting in
an injury to a party involved in a traffic collision. He was
released today on $100,000 bail.
Dekker portrayed John Connor on the TV show "Terminator: The
Sarah Connor Chronicles," and has also appeared on "Heroes," "7th
Heaven," and "House."