Jeff Dyewas arrested over the weekend in California and charged with fleeing the scene of a traffic collision and driving under the influence, PEOPLE can confirm.
He was released without bail at 1:04 p.m., after a magistrate review.
Sgt. Stephen Turner, a public information officer with Burbank Police, told PEOPLE that authorities responded to a single traffic collision at Pass Avenue and Alameda Avenue around 9:30 a.m.
“Witnesses relayed the driver of a white Tesla collided with a tree and the driver fled on foot,” Sgt. Turner said. “Based on witness description, the driver was located just a few blocks east of the scene and detained pending [an] investigation.”
After speaking with witnesses and taking Dye’s statements, the standup was arrested and booked. “No other vehicles were involved, and nobody was injured,” Sgt. Turner said.
A source tells PEOPLE that those close to Dye are “concerned for him and hope he gets the help he needs.”
Reached for comment, Dye’s lawyer, Andrew B. Leventhal, tells PEOPLE: “Although no one was injured, this is a traumatic event for Jeff. We ask that you reserve judgment and respect his privacy as I take care of this matter. He is presumed innocent.”
Jeff Dye.Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images
Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images
Dye was a finalist on the sixth season of NBC’sLast Comic Standingin 2008, finishing third behind winner Iliza Shlesinger and runner-up Marcus. He followed the show with a series of tours and festivals before leading his own half-hour Comedy Central special in 2010.
Other notable appearances included ABC’sExtreme Makeover: Home Edition,Fox’sThe Masked SingerandI Can See Your Voice,and NBC’sBetter Late Than Never —the latter opposite William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman and Henry Winkler.
He currently hostsJeff Dye’s Friendship Podcastand co-hostsWrestling with Freddie,Freddie Prinze Jr.’s professional wrestling-based podcast.
Jeff Dye.Michael Tullberg/Getty Images
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images
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