Wrong way driver on Hwy 41 injures 2, arrested for DUI, CHP says

By Gabriela Garcia

Wrong way driver on Hwy 41 injures 2, arrested for DUI, CHP says

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A man from Hollister was arrested after allegedly driving the wrong-way on Highway 41 while four times above the legal limit, resulting in a crash in Fresno County.

CHP says it happened on Highway 41 and South Avenue near Easton on Thursday around 3 p.m.

According to officials, a sheriff deputy witnessed the driver, identified as 50-year-old Danny Estrada, driving the wrong way on the highway.

The deputy then tried to overtake the wrong way driver and warn traffic ahead, however Estrada crashed into a vehicle before he could be stopped, resulting in injuries to himself and the victim involved.

According to CHP, Estrada was a repeat DUI offender. He was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail.

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