Sonoma man, 18, suspected of DUI in Mustang crash

The driver lost control on Highway 12 near Schellville, hitting a dirt embankment, the CHP said.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Sonoma man remained in custody Tuesday, suspected of driving under the influence when he crashed near Schellville, injuring two passengers, according to the CHP.

Officers arrested Carlos Alberto Baltazar Uricino, 18, after Sunday afternoon’s crash on Highway 12 just inside the Napa County line.

Uricino remained in Napa County Jail Tuesday morning, suspected of two felony DUI charges and bail set at $100,000, according to jail records.

The 1:50 p.m. crash was just east of Schellville. The driver’s intoxication led him to lose control of his red 2003 Ford Mustang and Uricino ran off the highway and into a dirt embankment, the CHP said.

He was taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa for minor injuries then booked into the jail. Passengers Luis Mario Contreras, 18, and Moises Flores de Jesus, 24, both of Sonoma, also were taken to the Napa hospital with minor injuries and pain.

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