UPDATE: Vehicle driver in Tuesday crash with motorcycle arrested for DUI

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LUCERNE, Calif. – A Lucerne woman whose vehicle collided with a motorcycle in Lucerne Tuesday night has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Jolyn Jennifer Johnson, 31, was arrested after being treated at Sutter Lakeside Hospital for injuries she received in the wreck, which the California Highway Patrol said occurred at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Johnson hit a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle ridden by Orland residents Bobby Glen Hendry Jr., 33, and Terra Noel England, 24, injuring both, the CHP said.

The CHP report said Johnson was driving her 2004 Infiniti eastbound on Highway 20. As she was making a left turn onto Oak Crest Avenue she pulled directly into the path of the motorcycle, driven by Hendry.

Hendry was unable to avoid the collision and the right front of Johnson’s Infiniti hit the front of the motorcycle, the CHP said.

The crash’s impact caused both Hendry and England to be thrown from the motorcycle and into the westbound lane of traffic, according to the CHP report.

Two air ambulances landed at Lucerne Harbor Park and transported Hendry and England to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries, the CHP reported.

The CHP said Hendry was knocked unconscious, and suffered a laceration to his left knee and abrasions. England had a fractured right arm, and complained of pain to her left leg and hip.

Johnson was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital where she was treated for neck and back pain, the CHP said. She subsequently was arrested for DUI.

The crash in Lucerne was one of two serious wrecks occurring in the county on Tuesday night, both involving allegations of driving under the influence.

An earlier crash near Hidden Valley Lake claimed the life of 19-year-old Leah Hernandez of Clearlake, as Lake County News has reported.

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