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Clearlake woman arrested for DUI following hit-and-run crash
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A hit-and-run vehicle crash on Wednesday led to a Clearlake woman's arrest for driving under the influence.
Amber Saldana, 35, was arrested following the crash, according to Lt. Jason Ferguson of the Lakeport Police Department.
Ferguson said that shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday Lakeport Police officers were dispatched to a parking lot in the 800 block of N. Main Street.
He said a witness reported that a vehicle involved in an earlier hit-and-run accident to a stop sign at 11th Street and Main Street was located with the driver’s door open.
Lakeport Police officers responded and contacted a female seated in the driver seat identified as Saldana. Ferguson said an officer made contact with Saldana and learned that she was driving the vehicle but denied hitting the stop sign.
Saldana told the officer the stop sign was already on the ground when she arrived at the intersection of 11th and Main streets. Ferguson said the officer examined the exterior of the vehicle and determined there was sufficient evidence to support that Saldana’s vehicle was involved in the accident.
While speaking to Saldana the officer noted she was exhibiting signs of being under the influence, Ferguson said. Saldana told the officer she was currently taking three separate types of prescribed medication and pulled over because she wasn’t feeling well.
Ferguson said the officer conducted a series of field sobriety tests and determined that Saldana was under the influence of a prescribed controlled medication and unable to operate the vehicle in a safe
manner.
Saldana was placed under arrest for driving while under the influence and transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for clearance, Ferguson said.
While at the hospital, due to her condition, Saldana was issued a citation for DUI and released to hospital staff, according to Ferguson.