CORNING, CA : 1 hospitalized after suspected hit-and-run crash near the Woodson Bridge on Friday, 2nd August 2019

One person was hospitalized after a suspected hit-and-run crash near the Woodson Bridge in Corning.

Corning police received a 911 call around 1:34 p.m. Friday. The caller told authorities that a truck and a Toyota Camry were involved in a crash. Police said one of the drivers was intoxicated and attempted to leave the scene.

Tehama County sheriff's deputies, Corning police and the California Highway Patrol responded to the incident. A K-9 officer was able to find the suspect about a quarter-mile away from the scene of the crash.

The suspect was arrested and now faces hit-and-run charges.

A woman in the other vehicle was injured and transported to Enloe Medical Center.

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