Amador County – A 29-year-old Somerset man was arrested for felony Driving Under the Influence of drugs after crashing his vehicle into the rear-end of a vehicle stopped to turn on Shenandoah Road Sunday.California Highway Patrol released details of the incident Tuesday, saying that David Cole, 29, of Somerset, was arrested at about 12:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, for felony DUI, causing injury.

CHP said Cole was driving a 2008 Toyota Tacoma west bound on Shenandoah Road and “passed a witness at 80 mph on a blind curve. As the witness was on the phone with 9-1-1,” Cole’s Toyota “slammed into the back” of a 2001 Ford Ranger, driven by Noelle Stroppini, 29, of Sacramento. Stroppini, who was also west-bound, was stopped on Shenandoah Road, west of the Shenandoah School, and was waiting to turn into a winery.

Stroppini was wearing a safety belt and suffered moderate injuries of lacerations on her head, and was treated at Sutter Amador Hospital.

 CHP said Cole “was found to be under the influence of drugs and was arrested at the scene for felony DUI, causing injury.” He also “had a prior felony DUI and his license was suspended.”

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