UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Authorities arrested a Witter Springs man for driving under the influence early Saturday after he crashed his vehicle into the Upper Lake traffic roundabout.

David Morse, 44, who was found asleep in his vehicle on top of the roundabout, was not injured in the crash, which the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said occurred at approximately 2:05 a.m. Saturday.

The CHP said Morse was driving his 2014 Chevrolet Cruze westbound on Highway 20 just east of Highway 29 when, due to his level of alcohol intoxication, he failed to negotiate the roundabout located at the intersection of the two highways.

The front end of the Chevy hit the concrete raised portion of the roundabout and continued to travel westbound over the top of it, coming to rest on top of the roundabout, the CHP said.

A local tow truck operator who witnessed the wreck located Morse, who was asleep in the driver’s seat. The CHP said the tow truck driver assisted Morse out of his vehicle and onto the shoulder of Highway 20.

The CHP said Morse was placed under arrest for DUI at the scene.

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