Hit-and-run with deputy sheriff leads to 1 arrest

A 40-year-old Bloomington resident was arrested Saturday evening after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident, according to the Bloomington Police Department report. \nDonald Hobbs, the alleged offender, probably couldn't have picked a worse car to hit.\nBPD Officer John Kovach responded to a call from a driver who said he was rear-ended by a vehicle at a traffic light on West Third Street. The victim, police said, turned out to be an off-duty Monroe County deputy sheriff who had a detailed description of what happened, the license plate and Hobbs' physical features.\nThe victim told police that after being hit, he and the other driver got out of their vehicles and surveyed the accident scene. According to the report, the other driver looked at the damage, said "it's not too bad" and drove off. The victim then tried to follow the car, but ultimately lost him heading south on Highway 37.\nWith that information, the sheriff's department apprehended Hobbs later that night on South Walnut Street, where he denied being in the accident at all. He was preliminarily charged by the sheriff's department with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. BPD issued Hobbs a summons for leaving the scene of an accident.\nThe total damage for both cars involved was estimated between $1,000 and $2,500, according to the report.