BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of driving drunk and on the wrong side of Union Avenue in April 2023, “causing multiple injury collisions,” is due back in court later this month to schedule a trial date, according to court records.
Zachary Guy Johnson, 50, is facing felony counts of DUI causing injury and driving the wrong way on a divided highway causing injury. His next hearing is set for Oct. 27.
On the afternoon of April 14, 2023, a Bakersfield police officer arrived in the 1400 block of Union Avenue to a report of a vehicle crash and found a man, later identified as Johnson, who “appeared agitated and was combative with emergency personnel,” according to a court filing.
Johnson had dilated pupils, body tremors, elevated heart rate and an “aggressive demeanor,” the officer noted in the filing.
“A witness advised units she observed Johnson driving his vehicle wrong way on Union Avenue, causing multiple injury collisions,” the officer wrote in the filing.
Police determined Johnson was intoxicated and arrested him.
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