![[08-05-2025] 15-Year-Old Driver Arrested After DUI and Hit-and-Run Incident Near Chester](https://ak1.to//trX.webp)
A 15-year-old driver was arrested on multiple charges, including DUI and hit-and-run, following reports of reckless driving and a crash in Chester, Plumas County, on Tuesday morning, August 5, 2025.
According to the California Highway Patrol, dispatchers received a 911 call around 1:00 a.m. about four teenagers, aged 12 to 15, driving a sedan under the influence of alcohol on Highway 36 near Chester. Officers from the CHP Susanville and Chester offices were dispatched to intercept the vehicle.
A second 911 call reported a hit-and-run crash at the Best Western Hotel in Chester, where the suspect vehicle was involved. Officers located the vehicle and the group of teenagers near the scene shortly thereafter.
The 15-year-old driver was arrested and faces charges of driving under the influence, vehicle theft, vandalism, and hit-and-run.
No further details were immediately available.
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