San Francisco 49ers' Culliver arrested on hit-and-run, weapons charges

By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver was arrested in California on Friday on felony hit-and-run and weapons charges, authorities said. Culliver, 25, is suspected of striking a bicyclist on Friday morning while driving in San Jose, a city about 50 miles south of San Francisco, and speeding away in his white Ford Mustang, the San Jose Police Department said in a statement. After the collision, Culliver then smashed into the vehicle of a witness who attempted to block Culliver's car from fleeing the scene, police said. The driver was later able to corner Culliver's vehicle until authorities arrived, police said.

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