Driver charged with DUI after head-on crash leaves man, 22, badly hurt

Coachella PD Takes Alleged DUI Driver to Hospital

A man was arrested and hospitalized with major injuries after allegedly driving under the influence and causing a collision in Coachella, as authorities Friday continued their investigation. The driver was southbound on Calhoun Street in a white Toyota Corolla shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Avenue 52 and struck a power pole, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP Officer D…

Driver charged with DUI after head-on crash leaves man, 22, badly hurt

San Diego Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) A 42-year-old man was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of being drunk when he crashed head-on into another vehicle in North County, seriously injuring a young driver. The collision took place at Cox Road and Mulberry Drive in San Marcos shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Manuel Leon Villanueva was trying to pass a car, according to the San Diego County Sheri…

Driver charged with DUI after crash

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A driver is facing DUI charges after an overnight crash on I-75 in Lexington. Police say the two-vehicle collision happened around 3 a.m. Wednesday on I-75 South near mile marker 102. After the crash, one of the drivers got out of his vehicle and ran, but officers were able to catch him a short time later. According to investigators, that driver is now charged with DUI. No additional details about injuries or tr…