Indio DUI head-on crash sends two to hospital, driver arrested

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - Indio police are investigating a head-on crash that left two people injured and resulted in one driver being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Officers were called to the intersection of Calhoun Street and Avenue 48 just after 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Police say a 28-year-old man driving a Lexus is suspected of driving under the influence. He was arrested at the scene and later booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on DUI charges.

A 25-year-old female passenger in the Lexus and the driver of the other vehicle, a 30-year-old man driving a Toyota, were both injured in the crash. They were transported by ambulance to Desert Regional Medical Center. The man is in stable condition while the woman is in critical.

Several lanes were temporarily closed while officers investigated the crash. The roadway fully reopened just after 6:30 a.m.

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