A woman was seriously injured after she was approached by a man who stole her vehicle and hit her with it in the parking lot of Sutter Roseville Medical Center on Tuesday, according to the police department.Roseville police said officers responded to the hospital for a reported carjacking on Tuesday evening. Officials said 30-year-old Christian Somerville, of Orangevale, had just been discharged as a patient when he approached a woman in the parking lot and asked for a ride. When the woman declined, Somerville allegedly entered her vehicle and drove off, and in the process, hit her with the vehicle. Roseville police said the woman had serious injuries, and Somerville also hit a parked vehicle as he sped off. The victim’s vehicle was found an hour after the carjacking, Roseville police said, but Somerville was not in its vicinity. However, he was found on Wednesday afternoon in Orangevale and subsequently arrested. Somerville was booked into the South Placer County Jail for carjacking, assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run with injury and hit and run. “We are grateful for the swift response of local law enforcement and our Department of Protective Services, who acted quickly to ensure the safety of our staff, patients and visitors,” Sutter Health said in a statement to KCRA 3, in part. “Our priority remains the well-being of our employees, patients and visitors. We will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement in their ongoing investigation.”Sutter Health also noted it had several security measures in place, including security patrols across all of its campuses and medical facilities, emergency call stations and rapid response protocols and safety escort services for patients and staff who request them. Somerville is scheduled to appear in court on Friday. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A woman was seriously injured after she was approached by a man who stole her vehicle and hit her with it in the parking lot of Sutter Roseville Medical Center on Tuesday, according to the police department.
Roseville police said officers responded to the hospital for a reported carjacking on Tuesday evening.
Officials said 30-year-old Christian Somerville, of Orangevale, had just been discharged as a patient when he approached a woman in the parking lot and asked for a ride. When the woman declined, Somerville allegedly entered her vehicle and drove off, and in the process, hit her with the vehicle.
Roseville police said the woman had serious injuries, and Somerville also hit a parked vehicle as he sped off.
The victim’s vehicle was found an hour after the carjacking, Roseville police said, but Somerville was not in its vicinity. However, he was found on Wednesday afternoon in Orangevale and subsequently arrested.
Somerville was booked into the South Placer County Jail for carjacking, assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run with injury and hit and run.
“We are grateful for the swift response of local law enforcement and our Department of Protective Services, who acted quickly to ensure the safety of our staff, patients and visitors,” Sutter Health said in a statement to KCRA 3, in part. “Our priority remains the well-being of our employees, patients and visitors. We will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement in their ongoing investigation.”
Sutter Health also noted it had several security measures in place, including security patrols across all of its campuses and medical facilities, emergency call stations and rapid response protocols and safety escort services for patients and staff who request them.
Somerville is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
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