RIVERSIDE: Driver in single-vehicle crash arrested, CHP officials say

September 7, 2015 3:42 am

The driver of a Dodge Charger was arrested after he crashed his vehicle into a center divider in Riverside, a California Highway Patrol official said.

The accident was reported about 5:41 p.m. on the southbound lanes of Interstate 215, south of Martin Luther King Boulevard, according to a CHP incident log.

The driver of the Dodge crashed into the divider, badly damaging his vehicle, CHP dispatcher Lisa Walkingstick said.

Walkingstick said a CHP officer called Riverside Fire Department because of how damaged the vehicle was.

After the crash, the vehicle was blocking the No. 1 lane and carpool lane. The vehicle was eventually towed and the scene cleared. The No. 1 lane reopened shortly before 6:30 p.m. and the carpool lane reopened shortly before 7:30 p.m., according to a Highway Patrol incident log.

The driver — who suffered unspecified injuries as a result of the crash — was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, Walkingstick said.

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