NORTH LAKEPORT, Calif. – A young Lakeport man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit and run following an early Sunday morning crash that injured one of his passengers.

Codie Dean Wilkinson, 19, was taken into custody following the single-vehicle wreck, which occurred at 2:50 a.m. Sunday in the north Lakeport area, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.

The CHP said Wilkinson was driving his 2000 Mazda 6 westbound on Scotts Valley Road east of Eickhoff Road at approximately 50 miles per hour, with Brandon Allan Pabst, 18, of Lakeport and 18-year-old Victoria Feilhauer of Lucerne riding as his passengers.

For reasons still to be determined, Wilkinson allowed his vehicle to drift off the right side of the road, the CHP said. The car then veered back to the left and hit an embankment before overturning.

The CHP said officers contacted Wilkinson as he was attempting to drive his vehicle away from the crash scene.

Pabst – who was not wearing his seat belt – suffered major injuries, including a broken left elbow and lacerations to his face, the CHP said. He was transported by his parents to Sutter Lakeside Hospital.

Feilhauer and Wilkinson did not suffer any injuries, according to the CHP report. Both were wearing their seat belts.

The CHP arrested Wilkinson, who was booked into the Lake County Jail for driving under the influence and hit and run causing injury to another.

His bail was set at $50,000, and jail records indicated he later posted the required portion of bail and was released.

Wilkinson's booking sheet indicated he is tentatively scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 26.

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