14-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured, Michael Jacobs Arrested in DUI Crash on Warner Valley Road [Susanville, CA]

Police Arrest Michael Jacobs for DUI after Crash in Susanville Badly Injuring Teen Passenger

 
SUSANVILLE, CA (September 28, 2023) – A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured in a DUI crash in Susanville Wednesday last week on September 20.
 
Around 3:40 p.m., 45-year-old Michael Jacobs was driving his 2005 Chevrolet pickup eastbound on Warner Valley Road, just east of High Bridge at an undetermined speed.
 
The 14-year-old girl was seated in the pickup bed of the Chevrolet with no safety equipment. Due to Jacobs’ suspected level of alcohol intoxication, Jacobs allowed the Chevrolet to leave the roadway to the south.
 
During the crash, the girl was ejected from the rear of the Chevrolet and she landed into the roadway.
 
The girl was flown to Enloe Medical Center for suspected major injuries, and later to UC Davis Medical Center.
 
Jacobs was unharmed. Police arrested him for driving under the influence.
 
The California Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash.

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