CHP: Suspected Drunk Driver Caused Fatal Crash On Highway 99
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California Highway Patrol tracked down a suspected drunk driver who fled the scene after causing a deadly crash on Highway 99.
The crash happened just before 4 a.m. Saturday on the northbound side of Highway 99. Officers say they tracked down 34-year old Jian Saeteurn thanks to clues left at the scene.
Investigators say the suspect rear-ended a vehicle, pushing it into a concrete pillar. The passenger in that car was killed.
CHP has only identified the passenger as a 49-year-old woman from Elk Grove.
Saetuern has been booked at Sacramento County Jail and is facing charges of felony DUI, hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter.
Anyone who may have seen the crash is asked to call investigators at (916) 681-2300.
