A motorcycle ride to a barbecue Sunday turned into a painful hospital stay for an off-duty sheriff's deputy who collided with a suspected drunken illegal immigrant. Jose Torres, 47, who suffered three broken ribs, a broken collarbone and road rash in the 2:30 p.m. crash, was helpless as he lay on the pavement and watched the driver leave. "I said, 'Where you going? Stop,' " Torres said Monday from his hospital bed. Two witnesses who saw Abel Garcia-Deniz, 40, flee the scene at Mesa Drive and Eighth Avenue followed him and kept him from leaving when he pulled over about a mile away, police said. Detective Steve Berry, Mesa police spokesman, said the witnesses didn't need to use any physical force on Garcia. Police arrested Garcia on suspicion of leaving the scene of an injury accident and aggravated assault, according to court documents. Garcia showed several signs of being drunk when police spoke with him, according to court documents. He had no insurance and is in the country illegally. The crash occurred about a mile from where Sheriff Joe Arpaio set up shop to conduct immigration sweeps June 26-27. Mesa police showed up in force to keep peace between opposing factions of the immigration sweeps. Torres accused Mesa police of getting in the way of the sheriff's operation. "If Sheriff Joe had been allowed to do his job, maybe this guy would have been rounded up," said Torres, his raspy voice barely above a whisper. Mesa police Chief George Gascón declined to comment on Torres' statement. Torres, whose motorcycle was a custom Harley-Davidson with a paint scheme to honor fallen police officers, firefighters and military personnel, said Garcia's most egregious act was leaving him injured in the road. If you have been charged with a DUI offense contact Arizona's top DUI defense firm for a free consultation with an experienced attorney at arizonadui.com