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- A crash allegedly caused by impaired driver Zachary John Zamudio led to another crash that injured a mother and child.
- Zamudio's Toyota Corolla hit a barrier, leading to collisions with a minivan and Chevy Aveo.
- Zamudio was arrested for investigation of DUI and other charges, with a 0.121% blood-alcohol level, police say.
DRAPER — A crash allegedly caused by an impaired driver early Sunday led to a second crash that injured a mother and her 10-year-old child, police say.
About 4:10 a.m., a Toyota Corolla northbound on I-15 hit the concrete barrier near 13800 South. The impact disabled 28-year-old Zachary John Zamudio's car, which came to rest in the center lane, according to a police booking affidavit.
Another motorist stopped to try and help move the Corolla out of traffic but was unable to. Not long after, the Corolla was hit by a Honda Odyssey minivan and then by a Chevy Aveo, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. A mother and her three children were in the minivan.
"The mother had significant blood coming from her head and stated she fell unconscious and could not remember what happened," the affidavit states.
The woman and a 10-year-old child were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries that troopers did not believe were life threatening.
As troopers were investigating the crash, they noticed that Zamudio's Corolla "had side and front-end damage that did not match any vehicle collision and appeared to be caused by hitting the concrete barrier. Zachary did not explain how the damage to the front happened," the affidavit states.
While speaking with Zamudio, troopers also detected an odor of alcohol and noticed he had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, according to the arrest report. And when he was asked to fill out a form to explain the crash, "the form was barely legible, and much of the writing was not within the lines."
Zamudio's blood-alcohol level was later measured at 0.121%. He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of DUI, driving on a denied license, negligently operating a vehicle resulting in serious injury, impeding traffic, being an alcohol restricted driver, and failing to stay in a lane.
