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Clearlake man who struck children with vehicle arrested for DUI
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Over the weekend police arrested a Clearlake man for driving under the influence after he crashed through a fence and hit two children with his vehicle.
Thomas Mark Nordahl, 30, was arrested at the scene of the crash Sunday evening, according to a report from Sgt. Nick Bennett.
Just before 9 p.m. Sunday Clearlake Police Officer Trevor Franklin was dispatched to the 14000 block of Uhl Avenue on a report of a vehicle crash, Bennett said.
When he arrived Franklin saw that a vehicle had crashed through a chain-link fence and struck two young girls, ages 8 and 10, who had been playing in the front yard of a residence, according to Bennett.
Bennett said both children were transported to medical facilities for treatment, where it was determined that neither sustained life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses at the scene stated just prior to the crash that the vehicle that struck the children had been driving in the area at a high rate of speed and in a reckless manner, Bennett said.
Nordahl, who Bennett said was still present at the scene of the crash, subsequently was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, child endangerment, reckless driving with injury, driving with a suspended license and violation of Post Release Community Supervision, which relates to his state parole.
Bennett said the Clearlake Police Department is forwarding a report on the incident that seeks charges against Nordahl to the Lake County District Attorney's Office for review.
Nordahl remained in custody on Thursday at the Lake County Jail due to the parole violation, based on jail records.