RivCo Driver Injured In Suspected DUI Collision With Railroad Barrier, Officials Say

PERRIS, CA — A 27-year-old man was injured in a suspected drunk driving accident early Monday after his vehicle was found overturned on the railroad tracks in Perris, authorities said.

Deputies responded around 2:15 a.m. to the intersection of Case and Murrieta roads after receiving a call.

There, they found an overturned vehicle blocking the railroad tracks and the injured driver on the side of the road, the Riverside Sheriff's Department wrote in a statement.

The driver was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Deputies determined that the driver, Daniel Bahena-Mederos of Hemet, was driving while intoxicated when he collided with the fixed railroad barrier on Case Road.

The department said the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this crash is urged to call Deputy Freider Rodriguez of the Perris Sheriff’s Station at 951–210–1000 or the Riverside Sheriff’s Department at 951–776–1099.