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2 Passengers Killed, Driver Arrested After Crash In Modesto; DUI Suspected

MODESTO (CBS13) - Police say two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Modesto early Wednesday morning.

The scene is on Sylvan Avenue, just east of McHenry Avenue.

A pickup truck crashed off the roadway and into a tree, then caught fire. Modesto police later confirmed that two passengers were killed in the crash.

The driver of the car, 28-year-old Alfonzo Rodriguez-Quintana, is suspected to have been intoxicated at the time of the crash. He was treated at the hospital before being arrested and booked at Stanislaus County Jail.

Officers are still investigating the crash.

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