The driver of the black sedan suffered minor to moderate injuries in the accident but declined medical treatment
Merced, CA. – One person was injured in a rear-end crash involving a suspected drunk driver near Franklin in Merced County on Monday night.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened just after 7 p.m. on Ashby Road south of Beachwood Drive.
31-year-old Andres Zepeda-Lopez of Atwater was driving a white sedan southbound on Ashby Road when he rear-ended a black sedan directly in front of him.
The driver of the black sedan suffered minor to moderate injuries in the accident but declined medical treatment.
Zepeda-Lopez was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI causing injuries.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is underway.