LUCERNE, Calif. – One woman was injured and another arrested for driving under the influence following a wreck on Highway 20 in Lucerne on Friday night.
Rhonda Kohfeld, 57, of Lucerne was arrested for felony driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended driver's license after the crash, which the California Highway Patrol said occurred at 6:35 p.m.
The CHP said Kohfeld was driving her 2005 Ford Taurus westbound on Highway 20 west of Lake Street at an unknown speed while 58-year-old Kathy Ellis of Lucerne was driving her 2005 Toyota Tacoma eastbound in the same location at approximately 30 miles per hour.
For reasons that the CHP said are yet to be determined, Kohfeld allowed her vehicle to veer across both lanes of Highway 20, colliding head-on with Ellis' Toyota.
Kohfeld's Ford came to rest in the westbound lane, while Ellis' vehicle was in the eastbound lane following the wreck, the CHP said.
The CHP said one-way traffic was in effect for a short period of time while the vehicles were cleared from the roadway.
A Northshore Fire Protection District ambulance transported Ellis to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries, which the CHP said included complaints of pain to her neck, back and chest.
The CHP said Kohfeld was evaluated at the scene and found to have minor cuts to a hand. She subsequently was placed under arrest for DUI and driving on a suspended license.
Both women were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash, which is still under investigation by Officer Ryan Erickson.
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Lucerne woman arrested for DUI following Friday wreck
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