Thomas Flores Injured, Oscar Montoya Arrested in DUI Accident on Cassel Fall River Road [Fall River Mills, CA]

DUI Crash on Cassel Fall River Road Sends Thomas Flores to Hospital, Oscar Montoya Detained

 
FALL RIVER MILLS, CA (August 7, 2021) – Thomas Hamilton Flores and two others sustained serious injuries in a DUI accident on Cassel Fall River Road near Fall River Mills on July 30.
 
The accident happened around 7:30 p.m. just before Nez Perce and Chaffey courts. According to the California Highway Patrol, a gray Nissan Sentra was traveling in the area at a high rate of speed when it crashed into a large oak tree. Paramedics found three people with serious injuries and trapped inside the wrecked vehicle.
 
Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate the patients from the vehicle. The three victims, all Fall River Mills residents, were then transported to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for proper treatment.
 
While working on the scene, officials found two handguns inside the car. The driver, 23-year-old Oscar Montoya, was determined to be under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested for felony DUI but will not be booked into jail at this time due to his ongoing medical treatment.
 
An investigation is ongoing.
 
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