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Woman Arrested for Suspicion of DUI After Collision Injures Children

A woman was arrested for driving under the influence after injuring three people, including a 15 year-old and a 3 year-old.

The County Sheriff reports that Amber Coleman, a 27 year-old resident of Twentynine Palms, was driving a pickup truck westbound on Highway 62 in Yucca Valley, on Sunday (September 18), when she rear-ended a sport utility vehicle near the intersection of Avalon Ave.

The collision injured the driver of the SUV, a 38 year-old Yucca Valley man, as well as his two passengers, a 15 year-old male and a 3 year-old. The unidentified driver and passenger were injured in the collision and transported to High Desert Medical Center.

Amber Coleman was arrested on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence Causing Bodily Injury, and was booked into the West Valley Detention Center with bail set at $100,000.


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