32-year-old DUI driver crashes into tree in Merced, police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Officers arrested an alleged drunk driver after he slammed into a tree in Merced.

A 32-year-old man drove his car off the roadway and hit the tree on Highway 59 near Snelling Road just before 3 am.

The driver broke his arm in the crash and officers say he had been drinking before the wreck.

He's been booked on suspicion of DUI.