Man arrested for DUI after crashing into a car outside a Farmington liquor store
May 21, 2023, 3:21 PM
(Kristin Murphy/Deseret News)
FARMINGTON, Utah — Five people were hurt after a head-on collision with an intoxicated driver near the Lagoon Amusement Park, police say.
On Sunday at approximately 2:13 a.m., Farmington police responded to a two-car crash in front of the State Liquor Store on 579 N. Lagoon Drive, according to a Farmington Police Department press release.
Witnesses told police that the suspect’s car was driving northbound on Lagoon Drive, crossed the center lane, and caused a head-on crash with a southbound vehicle.
Police said the northbound car had a 41-year-old male driver and a 44-year-old male passenger. Inside the victim’s car was a 61-year-old female driver, a 51-year-old female passenger, and a 56-year-old male passenger.
The two women were sent to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 56-year-old man was treated on the scene and was cleared to leave.
According to the police statement, the 41-year-old man was sent to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. His passenger was treated on the scene.
Police said they determined that the 41-year-old man was impaired by alcohol and will be charged with DUI. The suspect’s driver’s license was valid and from New Mexico.