CHP: Driver accused of DUI causes 4-vehicle crash in Visalia

A man is behind bars after officers say he was driving under the influence when he caused a four-vehicle crash in Visalia.

CHP responded to the intersection of State Routes 198 and 65 Friday night. When they arrived, several people were found with major injuries.

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Officers say 32-year-old Ruben Martinez of Visalia was driving a pickup truck on SR 198 and for unknown reasons ignored the red light and cross onto the path of another vehicle.

That vehicle was an Infinity with 40-year-old Veronica Galaviz of Exeter as the driver along with five children inside.

Due to the impact, CHP says the Infinity was forced onto two other vehicles nearby.

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According to officers, Martinez, Galaviz and some of her passengers suffered moderate to major injuries.

The other two drivers were not injured.