Find A Lawyer

OR

One man was charged with DUI following a crash early Sunday morning that injured 5 individuals.

The accident occurred just after midnight when Dickie Wayne Puckett, 57, was traveling on Antelope Boulevard in Red Bluff, Tehama County, California. Officers discovered Puckett had been driving west down Antelope when he clipped the back of a car parked on the shoulder of the road. The car, smaller than Puckett's pick up truck, was sent spinning into the yard of a local residence.

Two people were trapped inside a small Saturn when officers arrived. Fire officials used the infamous "Jaws of Life" to remove victims from the vehicle and life them to safety. Alejando Fausto, 18, was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for an unknown head injury; he was listed in stable condition after the accident. 

Other passengers, including 18-year-olds Christina Cruz, Yvette Rodriguez, Adriana Avila and Adiana Williams were treated for non-threatening injuries at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Puckett was uninjured in the crash and refused medical attention.

Police determine Puckett showed signs of intoxication, and he was booked at Tehama County Jail on a felony DUI charge. He remained in jail on $10,000 bail as of Sunday evening.



TRUSTe online privacy certificationMcAfee Secure sites help keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams