Glenn County Observer
A Bakersfield man suffered major injuries after he was thrown from his car Thursday evening west of Orland.
According to the California Highway Patrol, at about 7 p.m. on Oct. 7, Alejandro Melendres, 33, of Bakersfield, was driving a 2007 Honda Civic west on County Road 7, west of County Road DD, at a high rate of speed.
Melendres allowed the Honda to leave the roadway and crash into a fence.
After the crash, the Honda overturned several times and Melendres was ejected from the vehicle.
Melendres was flown by helicopter to Enloe Medical Center in Chico for major internal injuries.
It is not known whether he was wearing his seatbelts at the time of the accident.
While on-scene, CHP Officer Price placed Melendres under arrest for allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol.
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