Madera Crash Highway 99 and Cleveland Avenue; DUI Suspect Arrested

Driver Arrested for DUI and Hit-and-run in Madera

MADERA, Calif. (April 1, 2025) — A driver was arrested for DUI and hit-and-run after a three-vehicle crash at the Cleveland Avenue off-ramp from Highway 99.

The multi-vehicle collision occurred around 9 a.m. on March 29, 2025, according to a Facebook post by the CHP – Madera.

The CHP report stated a 26-year-old Gilroy man driving a white Chevrolet Equinox set off the collision with two other vehicles.

The Chevrolet was traveling at high speed on southbound SR-99 when he collided with a curb and then crashed into a stopped 2018 Honda Accord on Cleveland Avenue. Upon impact, the Honda collided with a white Chevrolet Traverse next to it on Cleveland Avenue, the report said.

Both the Traverse and the Equinox overturned onto their sides and sustained major damage.

The driver from the Equinox reportedly exited his vehicle and fled on foot, but witnesses helped police locate the suspect at a nearby business. The unidentified man was arrested on felony hit-and-run and DUI charges, the report said. He was booked at the Madera County Jail.

Meanwhile, paramedics transported the 22-year-old Madera man from the Honda to Madera Community Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and the 53-year-old Madera man driving the Traverse appeared to be okay.

The Madera Police Department is heading up the investigation.

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Source: CHP Madera