L-A Radio: County D-A Prosecutor Rammed Big Boy's Car

A prosecutor on leave from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Tuesday after a crash in Calabasas involving radio personality Big Boy led to a strange series of events that was captured on video.

According to The L-A Times, Michael Kenneth Pettersen, 54, of Northridge, was taken into custody following the crash at the intersection of Parkway Calabasas and Park Entrada shortly before 1 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said. Booking records list Pettersen’s occupation as district attorney.

Pettersen is also being held on two outstanding warrants from Ventura County stemming from DUI charges in 2014 and allegations of driving on a suspended license from 2016. He has pleaded not guilty to those charges, according to court records.

Big Boy — whose legal name is Kurt Alexander — hosts a morning radio show called “Big Boy’s Neighborhood” on iHeartMedia's  KRRL Real 92.3 FM. He told KABC-TV that he was waiting at a red light when the car he was riding in was struck from behind.

Big Boy told the station he walked over to the other vehicle and saw the driver take a drink from a bottle that he alleges contained vodka.

PLEASE don’t drink and drive.
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I am ok. In the twinkling of an eye your life can change. I’m here another day to raise my kids, love my wife and family and love you ALL. Real talk, it could have been worse.
I can’t believe what I was seeing. He was still on the bottle. pic.twitter.com/J844Mqncyl

— Big Boy (@BigBoy) August 22, 2018

A video of the incident that’s been widely circulated online shows a man behind the wheel of a smashed BMW sipping from a bottle with a screw top. Moments later, a deputy arrived and helped the man out of the vehicle.

As the man walked toward the deputy’s patrol car his pants fell down around his ankles and he stumbled onto the concrete. Paramedics arrived shortly after and evaluated the man for injuries. It is not clear if he was hurt.

A bottle of lemon-flavored vodka is seen on the roof of the BMW in video footage.