(FOX40.COM) — A 20-year-old man was arrested after fleeing the scene of a crash in Sacramento and allegedly driving with a blood-alcohol content (BAC) eight times the legal limit, police said. The legal limit for someone under 21 years old is .01.
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Just after 10:40 p.m. Friday, the Sacramento Police Department responded to a car crash in the 5300 block of Fruitridge Road near the Fruitridge Pocket area. Officers arrived on scene and discovered that one party had fled from a two-car collision, police said.
Officers later found and arrested the suspect, 20-year-old Marlon Gomez of Sacramento. He faces three felony charges, including a hit-and-run, driving under the influence of alcohol and having a BAC of more than 0.08%.
Both drivers had minor injuries, police said. Gomez’s bail is set at $75,000 and he is scheduled to appear in Sacramento County Superior Court on Tuesday, jail records show.
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