Crime & Safety
17-Year-Old Arrested For DUI After Rollover Crash Results In Major Injuries
A 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of DUI after the car he was driving collided with a concrete sign and overturned in Sonoma.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA -- A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of DUI Friday morning after the car he was driving collided with a concrete sign and overturned in Sonoma, according the California Highway Patrol.
The teen, whose name wasn't released, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet west on State Highway 12 near Verano Avenue at about 4:45 a.m., according to the CHP.
As he was driving through the intersection, he lost control of the car, hit a concrete sign and overturned, landing in the parking lot of the Vineyard Shopping Center.
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The Chevrolet's passenger, 21-year-old Sonoma resident Jesus Molina Lopez, wasn't wearing his seatbelt and was thrown from the car. He suffered major injuries and was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
The driver, also from Sonoma, also suffered major injures and was taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa.
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Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via CHP
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