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101 Drivers: Look Out For Flying Rocks

Updated 12:23 PM PST, Wed, Jul 22, 2009

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The California Highway Patrol has released the names of two Novato men arrested early this morning for allegedly throwing rocks onto U.S. Highway 101, injuring the driver of a large Safeway truck.

Novato police arrested Schon Lara, 20, and Nickolas Pierce, 19,  several hours later, according to CHP Officer Mary Ziegenbein.

Around 12:20 a.m., CHP officers responded to a report that a rock struck a three-axle Safeway truck was struck in the windshield with a rock  near De Long Avenue in Novato. The 54-year-old driver was hospitalized,  possibly with a broken jaw, according to the CHP.

Novato police spotted Lara and Pierce around 2 a.m. near Highway 101 and Rowland Boulevard, according to the CHP, and took them into custody in connection with the incident.

First Published: May 5, 2009 12:11 PM PST

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