22-Year-Old Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes, Dies in Turlock
TURLOCK (CBS13) — A 22-year-old suspected drunk driver died Sunday after crashing into a telephone pole and concrete wall in Turlock.
Turlock police said the driver was moving at a high rate of speed near the intersection of West Main Street and West Avenue South when he hit a concrete island and lost control.
Police said the vehicle then struck a telephone pole, shearing it from its base. The car then hit a concrete wall and rolled over into the intersection of West Main Street and Farr Street, with the driver partially ejected from the vehicle.
Officials declared the 22-year-old dead on the scene.
Authorities said they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
The driver was the only person in the vehicle. His name has not yet been released.
