Amador County – Three people were arrested on charges of Driving Under the Influence of alcohol after vehicle crashes last weekend, including one man which left a male passengers with major injuries.

The California Highway Patrol released details of the three crashes Monday, including one that occurred at about 6:45 p.m. Sunday on Highway 49, south of Bell Road.

The driver, Cole Gabree, 22, of Pioneer, was arrested for felony DUI, after the 2002 Subaru he was driving crashed and caused injuries to the driver and three passengers.

CHP said it was a solo vehicle crash, and Gabree and his passengers had been “at the river,” drinking beer. Gabree was driving south on Highway 49 and allowed the vehicle to drift onto the right shoulder. The vehicle then went out of control, veered across the roadway and ran off the east side of Highway 49 where it hit a tree.

Gabree and two passengers were airlifted to three different hospitals. The driver had minor injuries and was transported to Mercy San Juan Hospital. Passenger John Thornock, 25, of Sutter Creek, had minor injuries, and was transported to Sutter Roseville Hospital. Steven Rodriquez, 22, of Pioneer, also had minor injuries, and was transported to Sutter Amador Hospital. Nicholas Moore, 31, of Amador City, sustained major injuries, and was transported to U.C. Davis Medical Center.

Another solo-vehicle DUI crash occurred at about 9:55 p.m. Sunday on Bobbie Lane, north of Highway 26. CHP said Donald Keeling, 52, of Jackson, was arrested for a DUI at the scene. Keeling was south-bound on Bobbie Lane driving a 1990 Chevy pickup truck, and “due to his level of intoxication, he ran off the road and collided with a tree.”

CHP also reported a DUI arrest at 1:55 a.m. Saturday, at Highway 88, east of Court Street. CHP said James Scott Glenn, 26, of Mountain Ranch, was driving a 1997 Honda Civic east on Highway 88. “CHP initiated an enforcement stop,” and Glenn “yielded onto the right shoulder and failed to come to a complete stop, before colliding with a paddle marker.” Glenn was arrested for driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.

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