Woman Suspected Of DUI Flees Crash, Hides Out At Cabrillo College

APTOS, CA — A 50-year-old woman who fled after allegedly driving into a fence late Friday morning in Aptos and leaving her injured passenger behind has been arrested, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The Ben Lomond woman crashed the Acura MDX she was driving on Soquel Drive near Cabrillo College then fled the scene on foot, according to the CHP's Santa Cruz office. She made her way onto the campus of nearby Cabrillo College where an employee spotted her hiding in some trees.

The CHP was able to make an arrest, and the woman was booked on suspicion of felony DUI and hit and run.