Suspected DUI Driver Arrested After Head-On Crash In East County

LAKESIDE, CA – A possibly inebriated driver was arrested at the scene of a wreck in Lakeside Friday morning.

The crash was reported just before 2 a.m. in the 8500 block of Winter Gardens Boulevard.

Callers told the California Highway Patrol that two cars – a sedan and a Dodge Durango towing a trailer, according to CHP Officer Tommy Doerr – had collided head-on, and one had overturned.

One person was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, and one person was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital with unspecified injuries, Doerr said.

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