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MADERA, Calif (KSEE/KGPE) – Two vehicles were sandwiched unneurotic aft a speeding drunk operator crashed into them Saturday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
Officers accidental they responded to the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and the Highway 99 off-ramp successful Madera conscionable aft 9 a.m.
A 22-year-old antheral from Madera was driving a reddish Honda Accord and stopped for a reddish airy successful the near lane eastbound connected Cleveland Avenue, conscionable westbound of the Highway 99 off-ramp. Next to him, a 53-year-old antheral from Madera driving a achromatic Chevrolet Traverse was besides stopped.
Meanwhile, officers accidental a 26-year-old antheral from Gilroy was driving a achromatic Chevrolet Equinox southbound connected Highway 99 and exiting toward Cleveland Avenue astatine a precocious complaint of speed. Officers accidental helium collided with the raised median, a postulation power signal, and past struck the near broadside of the Honda.
According to CHP, the interaction pushed the Honda into the near broadside of the Traverse, causing them some to crook connected their sides.
Madera country CHP says the operator of the Equinox instantly fled the country connected foot. After talking to witnesses, officers recovered him astatine a adjacent business.
Officers accidental the operator was determined to beryllium nether the power of some intoxicant and drugs. He was placed nether apprehension and booked into the Madera County Jail connected suspicion of felony DUI and hit-and-run.
The operator of the Honda was transported to a section infirmary with insignificant injuries; the operator of the Traverse was not injured.
