Ventura, CA – DUI Crash Leads To Arrest
Ventura, CA (November 17, 2018) – A DUI related crash near the area of Harbor Boulevard and Peninsula Street late on Friday night led to the hospitalization of three people and an arrest for a felony DUI charge.
The accident took place right near Ventura Harbor, in the Pierpoint neighborhood around 11:40 on Friday night. The driver of one of the cars involved, 18-year-old Matthew Gonzalez, struck another vehicle while in the intersection. Paramedics and fire department officials all responded to the scene of the accident promptly. All three people in the second vehicle, a Kia, required medical attention. All of them were immediately transported by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center where they received medical treatment for their various injuries. In the meantime, police believed that Gonzalez was displaying signs of being intoxicated and arrested him on suspicion of a felony DUI.
No other names have been released at this time and there have been no updates on the condition of anyone who was injured. The police are still actively investigating this accident.
DUI In California
The legal blood alcohol limit in Califonia is .08% for passenger vehicles, and .04% for commercial vehicles. IN 2013, the state had a total of 162,199 car accidents that resulted in either felony or misdemeanor DUI charges for at least one of the drivers involved. Of those alcohol-involved accidents, 1,643 resulted in fatalities and 27,921 injuries to those involved. Despite harsher drunk driving laws and numerous awareness campaigns, California still has a very serious problem with people drinking and then getting behind the wheel.
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