DUI driver suspected in multi-car afternoon crash at a Clovis intersection
A suspected drunken driver was being investigated for triggering a six-car crash Saturday afternoon in Clovis, authorities said.
Initially, multiple people were reported injured, but police later said one person was taken to the hospital while others complained of pain in a collision that was reported at 1:38 p.m. at East Shaw and Sunnyside avenues.
Mariana Ramirez, 27, of Dinuba, was arrested by the Clovis Police Department on suspicion of DUI with injury and booked and released at the Fresno County Jail. The movements of her car on the road were said to have led to the crash, according to Clovis Police.
The Clovis Fire Department posted on Facebook that eastbound Shaw and northbound Sunnyside were closed during the investigation and cleanup.
In pictures posted by Clovis Fire, debris can be seen on the roadway, with several vehicles having major damage.
Clovis police said five of the six vehicles had to be towed.
The roads have since reopened, police said.
This story was originally published May 8, 2021 at 3:25 PM.
