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An alleged drunk driver sparked havoc across Amador County Sunday afternoon after weaving through traffic before finally wrecking her vehicle in a front yard on Ridge Road. California Highway Patrol Officers first picked up a muddled report that a white van was driving erratically on Highway 88 between Ione and Jackson. A CHP officer headed in that direction, spotted the car heading in the opposite direction on Ridge Road, and made a u-turn in an attempt to catch up with the vehicle.
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The officer indicated that the driver was driving so fast and taking such chances passing other vehicles that he could not safely catch up to the van. Soon, however, a report of a white auto rollover on Ridge Road near New York Ranch road would prove to be his original suspect. The female had lost control on a curve and rolled several times into the yard of a home on Ridge Road. She was injured seriously enough to require a helicopter ride to an area hospital. Initial tests indicated that she had been drinking, but a blood analysis will be done to confirm her exact intoxication level. Shaken witnesses at the scene indicated that the woman was driving erratically and had several near-misses with other vehicles. According to one witness, “She seemed to be driving in a total reckless manner with no regard to other drivers on the roadway.”