UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Three people were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Upper Lake early Sunday morning, with the driver arrested for driving under the influence.
Dalleen Luevano, 23, of Middletown, was arrested following the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The crash occurred at 3:25 a.m. Sunday on Pitney Ridge Road, north of Pitney Lane, the CHP said.
The CHP said Luevano was driving a 2004 Ford F-350 pickup northbound on Pitney Ridge Road, with 26-year-old Jeffrey Lovrin of Upper Lake and 31-year-old Nehemiah White of Lucerne riding as her passengers.
The report said Luevano lost control of the pickup and allowed it to travel off the roadway.
The pickup then went down a dirt embankment, where it rolled over before hitting a tree, the CHP said.
The CHP said the pickup came to a rest against a tree, with Lovrin, who was riding as the right front passenger, sustaining moderate injuries in the form of shoulder, neck and back injuries.
Luevano suffered major injuries and White, who was the rear passenger, sustained minor injuries, including a hand laceration, the CHP said.
The CHP determined that alcohol was a factor in the crash and Luevano was placed under arrest prior to being transported from the scene.
After her arrest, Luevano was taken via air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the CHP said.
Luevano, Lovrin and White all were wearing their seat belts at the time of the wreck, the CHP said.
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Three injured in DUI crash; driver arrested
- Elizabeth Larson