KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Kelseyville woman was arrested Wednesday for driving under the influence following a crash on Highway 29.

Charlene Marie Gayaldo, 35, was arrested for misdemeanor DUI following the crash, which took place just after 9 p.m. on Highway 29 north of Kelseyville Auto Salvage, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.

The CHP said Gayaldo was driving her 1998 Honda CRV southbound with a 7-year-old female passenger when, for reasons that are still not known, Gayaldo allowed her vehicle to veer across the northbound lane.

The vehicle hit a dirt embankment and came to rest in the northbound lane, blocking traffic, the CHP said.

Gayaldo, who the CHP said was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries, including a laceration to the left side of her head.

The child, who was seated in the right rear seat in a child seat and restrained, was uninjured, and later was released to a family member, the CHP said.

The CHP said alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash and Gayaldo was arrested at the scene. She later was treated at Sutter Lakeside Hospital for her injuries.

Gayaldo was booked into the Lake County Jail on two counts of misdemeanor DUI and a felony charge of child endangerment, with bail set at $75,000, according to her booking sheet.

Jail records indicated she later posted the required percentage of bail and was released, and has a tentative court appearance set for Feb. 8.

The CHP said the crash's cause remains under investigation.

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