Woman arrested for DUI in head-on crash that killed 1, injured another near Yuba City
SUTTER COUNTY - A woman was arrested for DUI after a head-on crash killed a woman and injured another Saturday afternoon in Sutter County, the CHP Yuba-Sutter said.
The crash happened on Geroge Washington Boulevard, south of Lincoln Road on Saturday around 4 p.m.
The CHP said 38-year-old Adrienne Maloney of Yuba City was driving a white Honda Accord north on Geroge Washington Boulevard when she crossed directly in front of a blue Mazda 3, leading to a head-on crash.
A passenger in the Mazda, a 54-year-old woman from Roseville, was taken to UC Davis, where she was pronounced dead, officers said. The driver was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.
The Yuba City woman was the only person in the Accord. The CHP said she showed signs that she was drunk, leading to her being arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing injury.
The identification of the passenger who died has not been released.
