Woman thrown from car; driver arrested for DUI
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Article Date: 9/14/2009 | Resource: MLG
Woman thrown from car; driver arrested for DUI
A man is in jail and a woman is in a hospital this morning in critical condition after the man crashed into a barrier, reportedly while under the influence, police said.
Matthew Craybas, 38, of Huntington Beach was driving a silver BMW X3 at the 300 block of South Coast Highway across from the Main Beach area around 8:45 p.m. Sunday, when the vehicle hit a barrier that separates the road from the sidewalk and flipped over, causing his female passenger, also 38, to be thrown from the vehicle, Laguna Beach police Lt. Jason Kravetz said.
The woman was taken to Mission Hospital with serious head injuries, Kravetz said, adding that authorities were not sure if she was going to survive.
Craybas was booked into Laguna Beach jail and was expected to be taken to Orange County jail on suspicion of felony DUI, Kravetz said.
The identity of the woman was not released pending notification of family, Kravetz said.
“We have our fingers crossed that she’s going to pull through,” Kravetz said.
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