Lang
11/2/22
A Cedar Rapids man has been fined after Iowa City Police say he almost ran down several pedestrians with his car outside H Bar last weekend.
Officers responded to the Van Buren Street nightclub just after 4am Sunday for a report of a BMW SUV with California plates driving recklessly through the alley without its lights on, almost striking multiple people before speeding away south on Johnson Street.
Police located the vehicle minutes later parked at the nearby L&M Mighty Shop. The driver, identified as 34-year-old Courtney White of 38th Street NE, reportedly refused officers’ commands to exit the car. White eventually exited the vehicle, but police say he then refused to give his name. Investigators also allege that he physically resisted being taken into custody.
White was charged with Harassment of a Public official and Interference With Official Acts. Online records show he pleaded guilty to both charges on Monday, was fined $355 and spent one day in jail.