NORTH COAST, Calif. – Nine people – including a Lake County woman – were injured in a Saturday night crash on Highway 1 in Mendocino County that led to a Texas man being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

The crash occurred on Highway 1 north of Lighthouse Road in Point Arena at approximately 7:48 p.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol's Ukiah Area office.

William Mladenka, 71, of Freeport, Texas, was driving a 2007 Toyota northbound on Highway 1 at 35 miles per hour with 68-year-old Kathleen Mladenka, also of Freeport, riding as his passenger, the CHP said.

The CHP said William Mladenka allowed his vehicle to drift completely across the highway's double yellow lines as he entered a curve.

Traveling southbound on Highway 1 in a 2014 Honda was Mary Kay Viglione, 66, of Fair Oaks, along with six passengers, the CHP said.

Viglione noticed headlights in her lane as she traveled through the curve and was unable to react in time to avoid a head-on collision with Mladenka's vehicle, according to the CHP.

The CHP said William Mladenka was determined to be under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol level of 0.15, nearly twice the legal limit.

He was arrested at the crash scene and later transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with major injuries, while Kathleen Mladenka was taken to Ukiah Valley Medical Center, also with major injuries, the CHP said.

Viglione and all of her passengers suffered minor injuries from the crash, the CHP said.

Riding in Viglione's vehicle were Helen Cherie Mitchell, 70, of Hidden Valley Lake; Pamela Joy Miller, 67, of Sacramento; Christine Anne Lennon, 65, of El Dorado Hills; Ruth Ann Halbrook, 61, of Carmichael; Sheryl Ruth Hurst-Carpenter, 62, of Rocklin; and Agnes B. Hobbs, 63, of Sacramento, according to the CHP.

All of those in Viglione's vehicle went to Mendocino Coast District Hospital for treatment except for Hurst-Carpenter and Hobbs, who the CHP said were taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

The CHP said all of the occupants of both vehicles were wearing their seat belts when the wreck occurred.

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