LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport woman involved in a solo-vehicle crash late Thursday night that knocked out power and caused a small fire was arrested for driving under the influence.
Marcela Espinoza Perez, estimated to be in her mid 20s, was the driver in the crash, according to Sgt. Saul Bernal of the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
Bernal said Espinoza Perez was traveling by herself in a 2005 PT Cruiser, heading eastbound on Soda Bay Road near Waldo Lane. She was driving at an undetermined speed in a 50-mile-per-hour zone when the wreck occurred.
Espinoza Perez was unable to manage a curve in the roadway, went off the road, hit some signage and struck a utility pole, Bernal said.
Reports from the scene said the crash knocked down power lines, trapped Espinoza Perez in the car and started a small fire in a field nearby.
Espinoza Perez sustained minor injuries and was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Bernal said.
Bernal said alcohol was determined to be involved and Espinoza Perez was placed under arrest.
On Friday afternoon there was another vehicle crash on Soda Bay Road – near Konocti Bay Road – involving a utility pole.
Bernal did not have full details on the incident, but said the road had been closed for several hours as AT&T worked to make repairs.
He said about 300 feet of phone line was across the roadway in the wake of the crash, which involved a Jeep hitting a pole.
County roads staff and AT&T had been on scene Friday afternoon helping with traffic control, Bernal said.
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Driver arrested for DUI following crash that knocked out power
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