Hermosa Beach police arrested the alleged wrong-way driver after they saw him walking near the scene of the accident covered in blood

HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. (CNS) – A suspected wrong-way driver who caused a crash in Hermosa Beach was spotted and arrested by a patrol officer walking bloodily on the Pacific Coast Highway, authorities said Sunday.

The head-on crash occurred around 7 p.m. Friday on Pacific Coast Highway, where the other motorist was treated at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics, the Hermosa Beach Police Department reported.

The condition of the driver was initially unknown.

Hermosa Beach police said the suspected wrong-way driver exited his vehicle and was seen jumping a fence. A patrol officer discovered him covered in blood on the Pacific Coast Highway about three hours after the accident.

He was arrested and taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries.

“The HBPD Traffic Bureau is in the process of filing multiple criminal charges against the suspect,” police said.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Hermosa Beach police at 310-318-0360 or [email protected].