A traffic accident Thursday morning ended up with a man in jail.

At about 8:38 a.m., El Centro police responded to the report of a traffic accident at 8th and Adams. The driver of a Toyota pick-up truck hit an electrical box at the intersection and then drove away, striking another vehicle, and coming to a stop in the 700 block of El Centro Avenue when his pick-up became inoperable. The driver of the pick-up was detained and then arrested. He was booked at Imperial County Jail on charges of Driving Under the Influence and Hit & Run. Caltrans and the Imperial Irrigation District were notified to repair the damage at the intersection.