One person was hospitalized with major injuries following a rollover accident on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway late Tuesday evening, and the woman who was driving the vehicle in which the victim was traveling is facing DUI charges, authorities said.
The female passenger was ejected from the vehicle as it ran up an embankment along the westbound 10 just east of Lincoln Boulevard and overturned around 10:10 p.m. on May 6, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Monica Posada said.
The woman behind the wheel was speeding and driving erratically and lost control when she swerved to avoid another vehicle, Posada said. The driver was arrested, and the passenger hospitalized.
A SigAlert was declared and two westbound lanes were closed for 70 minutes after the collision.
