Louis Bortolussi, 67, and daughter Gina Bortolussi, 38, seriously injured after car struck by speeding drunk driver on Highway 29 near Yountville, California
CHP: Speeding drunken driver causes major Napa County crash
CHP: 2 injured in 100-mph DUI crash near Yountville
He was booked into the Napa County jail on suspicion of hit-and-run, driving under the influence resulting in injuries and driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent or greater, according to the CHP. Bail was set at $100,000.
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. The two people inside the car, driver Louis Bortolussi, 67, of Napa and his daughter Gina Bortolussi, 38, suffered serious injuries and were taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital by ambulance.
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