CHP vehicle rear-ended by suspected DUI driver on HWY 41

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Merced antheral has been arrested connected suspicion of felony DUI pursuing a three-car clang involving an on-duty CHP vehicle, the California Highway Patrol says.

Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the CHP says 1 of its patrol units had conscionable wrapped up a postulation halt adjacent the Ashlan Avenue onramp of the northbound lanes of Highway 41 erstwhile it was struck by a conveyance from down arsenic it pulled onto the roadway.

The unit, which inactive had its overhead lights activated, was traveling down the Chevrolet Equinox it had conscionable stopped erstwhile an approaching Honda Accord rear-ended it.

Investigators accidental the interaction of the Accord into the patrol car caused the CHP cruiser to beryllium propelled guardant into the Equinox.  All 3 vehicles spun retired with the Equinox veering onto the close enarthrosis portion the CHP conveyance and the Accord were sent crossed each lanes and came to remainder connected the other broadside of the freeway aft colliding into the halfway factual divider wall.

The CHP says the Accord's operator was not injured successful the incident, however, his 26-year-old pistillate rider suffered large injuries.  The operator of the Equinox received insignificant injuries and some CHP officers sustained mean injuries.  All parties were transported to an country infirmary and expected to retrieve fully.

Arrested was 28-year-old Jacob Perry of Merced connected suspicion of felony DUI. He is expected to beryllium booked into the Fresno County Jail upon his aesculapian clearance from the hospital.