LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Three people were hospitalized and one of them was arrested Thursday after an early morning single-vehicle wreck near the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.
Dustin Marshall, 26, of Clearlake was arrested for driving under the influence, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The solo-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 3:25 a.m. Thursday when Marshall, driving a 2000 Lincoln, went off the road and hit an embankment east of Lakeshore Boulevard, the CHP reported.
The CHP said Marshall was arrested before being taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for lower back injuries he sustained in the crash.
Two of three passengers, Alicia Reynoso, 22, and Bridgett Mosonyi, 22, both from Clearlake, also were hospitalized with major injuries, according to the CHP. Reynoso was flown to UC Davis while Mosonyi was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Reynoso reportedly suffered major head injuries and Bridgett received a broken arm and a head injury in the crash, the CHP said.
The third passenger, James Torrey, 34, of Clearlake complained of moderate injuries involving pain to his ribs but it is unclear whether he was transported for medical attention.
According to the report, the crash was reported moments after it happened and medical personnel were dispatched. When medical personnel arrived they found Reynoso unconscious in the front seat.
The collision is under investigation by CHP officer John Geer.