Drunk Driver Hits Tooele Teenager and Then Leaves the Scene
Date: May 2, 2009
Location: Tooele, Utah
Type: Utah drunk driving crash, Utah hit-and-run crash, Utah pedestrian crash, Utah Accident Book
KSL News reported a serious Utah pedestrian crash that took place last Saturday night that sent a teenage girl to the hospital with major injuries. Allysa Mills, 14, was walking with two friends on 100 North in Tooele when a car suddenly crossed lanes and struck her. The driver of the car fled the scene of the crash. However, a motorist called police reporting a possible drunk driver and followed the vehicle. Thanks to the concerned motorist, officers were able to track down and arrest the driver, Rene Armando Lopez, at a house in Tooele. When he took the breath test in jail, his blood alcohol level was a staggering .233%. This is almost three times the legal limit! Police booked Lopez in the Tooele County Jail for leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a license, and for a DUI with personal injury. Allysa and her family are grateful the driver was caught and will be brought to justice but she still has a long road to recovery. She suffered severe road burn on her back and a large gash on her head that required ten staples. Her arm was also extremely swollen and she suffered several cuts on her hand.
Did you know that first-time DUI offenders have driven drunk an average of 87 times before they are finally caught by police?
Furthermore, one-third of all DUI offenders have been previously convicted at least once for driving under the influence. Please help keep our Utah roads safer by reporting suspicious drunk drivers. For more information and statistic on drunk drivers and hit and run accidents, you can visit the library section of the Christensen Law Firm’s website by clicking here.
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