BOISE -- A 20-year-old Boise man is charged with several felonies after police say he put a pickup truck in reverse, crashed into a fence and injured two people.
Police say Nathan Workman is charged with driving under the influence, hit and run, and injury to a child for an incident that occurred in a Boise neighborhood Wednesday morning.
Officers were called to the 600 block of S. Phillippi around 10:30 a.m. Witnesses reported seeing a pickup with two people in the back driving around 60 mph in a 30 mph zone. The driver headed up Phillippi to Franklin and then put the truck in reverse. He continued speeding and crashed into two garbage cans and a chain link fence.
One witness said a young girl in the back of the truck cried out when part of the fence struck her leg. As he approached the truck, the driver sped off, dragging a piece of the fence. The man was hit by the fence piece and thrown into the air. He landed some distance down the road.
Officers arrived on scene and were able to quickly locate the truck and its driver at a nearby home.
The injured girl and man were taken to the hospital and treated and released. The girl suffered a leg injury, while the man had some severe scrapes and bruises.
Police say Workman was found to be under the influence of alcohol and arrested. His driver's license was suspended for no proof of insurance and other traffic infractions.
