A Washington State University student was arrested Saturday night for allegedly striking two pedestrians while driving drunk and fleeing the scene.
The Lewiston Tribune reports 19-year-old Carmen Fernandez was arrested for an alleged DUI, two charges of felony vehicular assault and three charges of hit-and-run.
Pullman police responded to an injury crash around 11:40 p.m. Saturday at the Grove Apartments on Brandi Way. A male WSU student and woman were struck by a vehicle while walking on the sidewalk. The vehicle fled the scene and also allegedly hit a fire hydrant.
The two victims were transported to Pullman Regional Hospital and were listed in serious condition. The crash into the fire hydrant also caused a water line to rupture.
The vehicle was located at a nearby sorority on College Hill. (Lewiston Tribune)
