Suspected Drunk Driver Rolls Car, Survives

(KMJ)  Visalia Police say a suspected drunk driver is jailed after rolling her car overnight on Murray, east of Giddings.

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The crash happened just after midnight Monday.   Officers say they discovered that the driver, 35 year old Maria Lopes, had failed to negotiate a bend in the road rolled over several times.

Lopes’ vehicle collided with a street signal and damaged the railroad tracks that parallel Murray.  Lopes survived and was booked at the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility.

Rail service in the area was temporarily suspended pending repairs.