DUI Suspected in Visalia Crash on HWY 198

Last Updated on February 28, 2023 by C-CAR

FRESNO – A driver who had been allegedly under the influence of alcohol crashed and hit a tree near Visalia, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP believes Gabriel Meza, 31, from Exeter, had been driving eastbound on Highway 198 at Road 180 soon after midnight on Saturday. Officers state he drifted onto the dirt to the south and collided with a tree.

Mesa suffered serious injuries and had to be taken to a nearby hospital.


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