CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol arrested a woman on Monday after she allegedly caused a three-vehicle crash and then fled the scene.
Elise Amanda Schwind, 35, of Paradise was arrested just before 1 p.m. Monday, according to CHP Officer Kory Reynolds.
At around 12:45 p.m. Schwind was driving a Honda CRV when she allegedly rear-ended a vehicle that was stopped for construction work on Highway 53 near Ogulin Canyon Road outside of Clearlake, Reynolds said.
Reynolds said the vehicle Schwind hit then rear-ended a third vehicle. The other drivers suffered minor injuries.
Schwind fled the scene, traveling down Old Highway 53, where Reynolds said he located her. He said he also found her in possession of a glass methamphetamine pipe.
He took Schwind into custody and returned her to the crash scene, where CHP Officer Randy Forslund placed her under arrest for driving under the influence and hit and run, Reynolds said.
Schwind was booked at the Lake County Jail on felony hit and run resulting in injury and DUI causing bodily injury, and misdemeanor charges of possession of controlled substance paraphernalia and using or being under the influence of controlled substances, according to her booking sheet.
Jail records shows that Schwind's bail was set at $50,000, and she remained in custody early Wednesday.
On Oct. 31 Schwind had been arrested on charges of being under the influence of drugs, and obstruction and battery on a peace officer, according to jail records.
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