48-year-old woman critically injured in collision with hit-and-run driver on Alhambra Avenue in Martinez, California
Woman hit by suspected DUI driver survives being thrown more than 20 yards
Cleveger also is expected to be charged with violating her probation, Estanol said. Police believe she was traveling between 25-30 mph, when the collision happened.
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A woman was hit by a vehicle Sunday afternoon and was thrown about 20 yards from the force of the crash. The 48-year-old Martinez resident is in stable condition at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek on Monday. Police pursued felony DUI and hit-and-run charges against the driver, Michelle Cleveger, 45, of Martinez, who allegedly hit three cars and the pedestrian while driving on Alhambra Avenue around 2:21 p.m. Eyewitnesses followed Cleveger's Subaru Wagon when it fled after the crash. Police found her a few blocks away and arrested her.
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