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The California Highway Patrol says 60-year-old Michael Frates of San Ramon failed to stop in time behind another vehicle that had stopped for the red light at the intersection of southbound Highway 29 at Highway 221 on Sunday afternoon. Frates and his passenger, 54-year-old Carla Frates, were both thrown from the motorcycle and suffered major, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Elmer Alexander Ayala-Duarte was allegedly driving drunk on Highway 29 at about 100 mph when he rear-ended a slower moving car with two people inside. The force of the impact crumpled the entire backend of the car up to the front seats and pushed the two vehicles off the road. Ayala-Duarte walked away from the wreck and attempted to leave the scene but was quickly found by a police dog.