Crime & Safety

DUI Suspect In Critical Condition After Moreno Valley Crash

A driver believed to have been intoxicated crashed early Sunday morning in Moreno Valley and was hospitalized in critical condition.

 A driver believed to have been intoxicated crashed early Sunday morning in Moreno Valley and was hospitalized in critical condition.
A driver believed to have been intoxicated crashed early Sunday morning in Moreno Valley and was hospitalized in critical condition. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

MORENO VALLEY, CA — A driver believed to have been intoxicated crashed early Sunday morning in Moreno Valley and was hospitalized in critical condition, sheriff's officials said.

The solo-vehicle crash occurred at around 2:40 a.m. when the driver of a Toyota Avalon lost control while speeding through a curve on southbound Gilman Springs Road south of Alessandro Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The vehicle left the roadway and smashed into a concrete structure in a nearby field, Sgt. Robert Grmusha said.

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The driver, who was not named, suffered major injuries and remained hospitalized in critical condition, according to Grmusha.

"Alcohol and or drugs were considered to be a suspected factor in the collision," he said.

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—City News Service