Crime

Kennewick man faces DUI after I-82 crash

Tri-City Herald
Jesus Alvarez-Mejia, 33, of Kennewick, crashed on Interstate 82 in Thursday night when he lost control and overcorrected, said the Washington State Patrol. He faces DUI charges.
Jesus Alvarez-Mejia, 33, of Kennewick, crashed on Interstate 82 in Thursday night when he lost control and overcorrected, said the Washington State Patrol. He faces DUI charges. Benton Fire District 1

A 33-year-old Kennewick man is under investigation for driving drunk after he crashed his car Thursday five miles east of Kennewick.

Jesus Alvarez-Mejia was headed west on Interstate 82 in a 1998 Vokswagen Jetta when he lost control and overcorrected at 8:12 p.m., said the Washington State Patrol.

He was not wearing a seat belt and taken to Trios Health with injuries.

WSP investigators say speed was the cause of the crash and he is under investigation for DUI.

This story was originally published March 25, 2016 at 11:01 AM with the headline "Kennewick man faces DUI after I-82 crash."

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