86-year-old woman hospitalized after suspected DUI crash in Roseville; driver held
A 62-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of driving under the influence after police said he struck an 86-year-old woman with his vehicle while exiting a parking lot on Sunrise Avenue.
Roseville police and fire personnel responded about 1:50 p.m. to the 700 block of Sunrise Avenue for a report of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision.
Officers arrived and found an 86-year-old woman who had been struck by a vehicle as she crossed the street, according to the Roseville Police Department.
The woman was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Police said she is expected to survive.
Investigators determined the driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision.
The man was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and booked into the South Placer County Jail.
Northbound Sunrise Avenue at Cirby Way was temporarily closed during the investigation but has since reopened.
