By Bay City News.
San Mateo police have arrested a man who witnesses say hit another man in the head with a hammer in an unprovoked attack Tuesday, police said in a statement.
Joaquin Morales, 41, of San Jose, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, unlawful theft of a vehicle and resisting arrest.
Police said witnesses told them Morales ran up to a 34-year-old man from behind on North San Mateo Drive and hit him in the head with a hammer. The victim was taken to a local hospital with severe head trauma.
Morales, quien según la policía había estado trabajando en el área para un contratista, luego robó la camioneta de su empleador y huyó de la escena.
La policía arrestó a Morales cerca poco tiempo después y determinó que estaba bajo la influencia de las drogas.
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