An accident involving three vehicles occurred around 2:30 a.m. in Racine County, Wisconsin. Authorities responded to the scene and found a blue Honda Accord in the middle lanes of traffic, a U-Haul up against a median wall, and a Ford Focus completely off the road.
After investigating, deputies determined that the Ford Focus was traveling southbound in the second lane before the Accord approached at a high speed. The Accord rear-ended the Focus, causing it to veer off the road and into a ditch.
The collision left the Accord in the middle of the lanes of I-94. The driver of the vehicle was seen fleeing on foot.
After the driver had fled the scene, a U-Haul vehicle was unable to avoid the Accord and ended up colliding with the vehicle.
The drivers of the U-Haul and Ford Focus were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and in stable condition.
Deputies located the driver of the Accord in a business park north of HWY 20. The driver was identified as 22-year-old Michael Saldana. Authorities quickly noticed Saldana had red eyes and slurred speech. They searched his vehicle and found 3.7 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms, a grinder, and an open container of beer.
He was transported to the hospital before being booked into the Racine County Jail and held on a $16,500 bail. He is being held on seven charges.
The charges include:
- Operating while intoxicated
- 2 counts of operating while intoxicated causing injury
- 2 counts of reckless driving causing bodily harm
- Operating while revoked
- Possession of hallucinogenic substances
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Open intoxicants
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FOX6 News Milwaukee. (2022, June 30). Racine County 3-car crash: Driver charged with 7 counts. FOX6 News Milwaukee | Wisconsin & Local Milwaukee News WITI. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.fox6now.com/news/racine-county-3-car-crash-driver-charged-with-7-counts