Driver Luckily Escapes Weekend DUI Flipover Crash near Prosser

Impaired driver rolls, flips near Prosser Saturday night (BCSO)

Yet another reminder of how impaired drivers sometimes draw a lucky hand and survive a crash.

Intoxicated 21-year-old flips car near Prosser

Saturday evening, shortly before 7:30 PM, Benton County Deputies responded to a report of a single-vehicle flip-over crash not far from Prosser.

The incident occurred on West Johnson Road, between Missimer and Wilgus Roads near Prosser.

car in ditch (BCSO)

The 21-year-old driver, whose ID was not released, lost control of their vehicle and wound up in a shallow ditch, taking out a few mailboxes as well.

Fortunately, the driver was not seriously hurt but was taken to the Benton County jail on DUI charges. No other details were released.

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This was one of two DUI-related crashes in Benton County over the weekend, the other being a two-person fatal crash at Clearwater and Steptoe, that one also caused (apparently) by an impaired driver.

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