A man arrested on suspicion of DUI on Tuesday following a fiery crash in Vacaville was identified Wednesday as Sacramento resident Jericho Lopez, 28.
Authorities said speed, as well as alcohol, contributed to the crash.
Events unfolded around 7:40 p.m. as a California Highway Patrol officer saw a silver-colored Volkswagen Golf speeding west on Interstate 80 near I-505 south. It swerved through the lanes and reached speeds in excess of 100 mph, officials said.
As the car approached the Davis Street offramp and again attempted a lane change, officials said, it clipped a Honda CRV driven by Kristi Mergenthaler, 25, who was traveling from Oregon to Marin County. The Honda skidded into the center divider as the Golf, driven by Lopez, struck a sound wall on the freeway shoulder and burst into flames. The pursuing CHP officer pulled Lopez from the wreckage, officials said.
Lopez was taken to the University of California, Davis, Medical Center in Sacramento with a complaint of pain and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Mergenthaler refused medical treatment.
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Sacramento Dad Killed, Family Injured in Suspected DUI Crash in Roseville
ROSEVILLE, CA - A Sacramento father was killed, his wife and son injured and a Roseville man faces DUI charges following a head-on crash in Roseville early Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened on Baseline Road just west of Fiddyment Road around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Auburn CHP spokesman David Martinez said.
Martinez said a Cadillac being driven by Julian Martinez, 40, of Roseville was traveling eastbound when the vehicle veered into the westbound lane and hit a Ford Windstar head on.
The driver of that car, Manuel Espinoza, 65, of Sacramento, was killed. His wife Enedina, 61, suffered minor injuries, while the couple's son, David Espinoza, 27, was taken to Sutter-Roseville Medical Center with major injuries.
Julian Martinez told officers that he fell asleep behind the wheel before the crash, Martinez said. Julian Martinez was arrested and was expected to face felony DUI and manslaughter charges. He is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 3 in Placer County Court in Auburn.
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The crash happened on Baseline Road just west of Fiddyment Road around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Auburn CHP spokesman David Martinez said.
Martinez said a Cadillac being driven by Julian Martinez, 40, of Roseville was traveling eastbound when the vehicle veered into the westbound lane and hit a Ford Windstar head on.
The driver of that car, Manuel Espinoza, 65, of Sacramento, was killed. His wife Enedina, 61, suffered minor injuries, while the couple's son, David Espinoza, 27, was taken to Sutter-Roseville Medical Center with major injuries.
Julian Martinez told officers that he fell asleep behind the wheel before the crash, Martinez said. Julian Martinez was arrested and was expected to face felony DUI and manslaughter charges. He is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 3 in Placer County Court in Auburn.
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