DUI driver ran stop sign, hit vehicle, Hanford police say

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Officials say a 26-year-old man was driving east on Lacey Boulevard when Sonia Mena, 36, hit his car at 9th Avenue at around 7:00 a.m.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Hanford police arrested a woman for driving under the influence after she ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle on Sunday.

Officials say a 26-year-old man was driving east on Lacey Boulevard when Sonia Mena, 36, hit his car at 9th Avenue at around 7:00 a.m.

The man was taken to a hospital for injuries, but his condition was not released.

Officers say Mena appeared to be intoxciated, and when tested for alcohol, she had a blood-alcohol level more than two times the legal limit.

Mena was arrested and booked into the Kings County jail for felony DUI causing injury. She also had a previous outstanding warrant for her arrest.