Suspected drunk driver runs red light, causes 5-car collision at Power Inn and Florin

A suspected drunk driver fleeing law enforcement sped through the intersection of Florin and Power Inn roads Sunday, resulting in a five-car collision, two injuries, and one arrest.

Sgt. J.D. Cook of the California Highway Patrol said the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department stopped a truck for speeding, but then the driver took off and ran a red light into the intersection heading south on Power Inn, striking four other cars, including a Ford Mustang that was pushed over the median and into a ditch.

The occupants of the Mustang were taken to the hospital with serious injuries while other drivers were released with minor wounds, Cook said.

Officers on the scene conducted a sobriety test on the driver of the truck, an unidentified 22-year-old man who was subsequently arrested on suspicion of DUI, Cook said.

This story was originally published September 16, 2018 at 8:33 PM.