(FOX40.COM) — One person is dead, and another person was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into two trees and then a utility pole in Sonora on Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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CHP said the 61-year-old driver, identified as Jack Jensen of Sonora, was traveling around 12:08 a.m. on westbound Peppermint Circle with a 54-year-old woman as the passenger in his car.
Jensen failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the roadway and then hit a tree.
According to CHP, the car continued and then hit another tree. The man then reversed his vehicle in an easterly direction and then hit a wooden utility pole.
Officers said that the passenger died as a result of the crash.
During the investigation, CHP determined that Jensen was driving under the influence and arrested him.
Jensen was taken to the Tuolumne County jail and booked on felony charges, CHP said.
The crash remains under investigation.
