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Singer of band Modest Mouse cited in Portland car crash

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2010, file photo, Isaac Brock, lead singer for Modest Mouse performs during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. Police say the lead singer of the band Modest Mouse was cited for crashing into a City of Portland pickup truck in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, after falling asleep at the wheel. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file)
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2010, file photo, Isaac Brock, lead singer for Modest Mouse performs during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. Police say the lead singer of the band Modest Mouse was cited for crashing into a City of Portland pickup truck in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, after falling asleep at the wheel. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file) FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2010, file photo, Isaac Brock, lead singer for Modest Mouse performs during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. Police say the lead singer of the band Modest Mouse was cited for crashing into a City of Portland pickup truck in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, after falling asleep at the wheel. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The lead singer of the alternative band Modest Mouse was cited for crashing into a city of Portland pickup truck after falling asleep at the wheel, police said.

Isaac Brock failed to stop Wednesday as he approached traffic that was stopped near the Morrison Bridge in downtown Portland, police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson told The Oregonian newspaper/OregonLive (http://goo.gl/cUY2an ).

Brock hit the back of the city truck, which hit a Subaru, which hit another Subaru, which likely hit a fifth car that left the scene perhaps not knowing it had been tapped.

The singer told police he had fallen asleep at the wheel. He was evaluated for signs of intoxication, which officers could not confirm.

There were no signs Brock was otherwise impaired, so police cited him for careless driving.