A man was arrested days after a woman was hospitalized following a crash and alleged assault on a Rancho Cordova highway, officials said Monday evening.

The California Highway Patrol's East Sacramento division said a man and a woman were in a vehicle that crashed around 5:30  on the Mather Field Road off-ramp from eastbound Highway 50.

Investigators observed that the woman had suffered major injuries. She was taken to an area hospital. The man was detained on suspicion of felony assault, the CHP said, but after an interview, the man was released.

However, on Wednesday, after further investigation, the CHP said the man was placed under arrest. Rancho Cordova resident Tran Long, 32, faces charges of attempted murder and corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, officials said.

The CHP said there was an altercation between the pair, but it's unclear whether the assault happened before or after the crash. What led up to the incident remains under investigation.

The eastbound Mather Field Road off-ramp was closed for several hours.