Authorities say alcohol was the cause of a three-car collision west of Woodland that sent six people — including the alleged drunken driver — to area hospitals on Sunday.
Bremner Agustine Lopez Sanchez, 22, of Woodland, faces felony DUI charges as a result of the 10:40 p.m. collision on Highway 16 near County Road 94B, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Cindy Leal. She said Sanchez, who was driving westbound in an Oldsmobile sedan, drifted into the eastbound lane and sideswiped a Honda Accord.
Sanchez continued traveling westbound, again entering the eastbound lane and hitting a Toyota Tacoma head-on, Leal said. All three drivers, as well as three passengers in the Honda, were hospitalized, with Sanchez’s injuries described as major. The others sustained minor to moderate injuries.
Sanchez, who according to Leal also was driving without a valid license and fled the crash scene before being detained, was released to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento pending his recovery.