Two injured in DUI-related crash

By JILLIAN JONES
Register Staff Writer

A Santa Rosa man was arrested Monday morning on suspicion of felony DUI after he crashed into the hillside off Highway 29 near Calistoga, injuring himself and his passenger.

The driver, Kenneth Waters, 25, was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with a fractured right ankle after crashing his 2001 Mitsubishi Diamonte, CHP officer Ryan O’Day said. The passenger, Jordan Kenney, 18 of Santa Rosa, was transported to Queen of the Valley with two broken ankles.

The accident occurred at 3:05 a.m. when Waters, headed southbound on Highway 29 near Tubbs Lane, veered off the road and crashed into the hillside. Both men were wearing seatbelts, O’Day said. Airbags deployed on impact.

Waters was cited at the hospital on suspicion of felony DUI, according to O’Day. Waters is also being charged on suspicion of driving without a valid license.

CHP is still investigating the cause of the crash.

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