Amador County – California Highway Patrol arrested a 17-year-old Sutter Creek girl early Saturday, Dec. 17, who now faces charges of felony “Driving Under the Influence” of alcohol and marijuana after the car she was driving crashed and two of her passengers were hospitalized.

CHP released details of the crash, but withheld the name of the minor driver. At about 6:45 a.m. Saturday, the girl was driving on Ridge Road west of New York Ranch Road, traveling west in a 1997 Honda Civic, with a 19-year-old adult and a 17-year-old juvenile as passengers in the vehicle.

CHP said the driver “claimed to have swerved to miss a deer and lost control of her car and ended up going over an embankment.” The driver suffered minor injuries and complained of pain. The driver and her “passengers were transported to the hospital for injuries.”

The driver “was found to be under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.” Due to her injuries, the driver was released to the hospital for treatment. Also due to the injuries to her passengers, she faces felony DUI charges.

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