BAKERSFIELD,CA- A man suspected of drunk driving was arrested Saturday morning, after he crashed into another vehicle on Rosedale Highway.
According to Bakersfield Police, 29-year-old Dontrell Collins of Bakersfield was driving a green Ford Crown Victoria westbound on Rosedale Highway.
Residents who live on Rosedale Highway and Verdugo Lane say as soon as they stepped outside to see what happened, they smelled the smoke from the accident and witnessed rescuers trying to get several victims out of a burning car.
"I was laying in bed and all I heard was a boom and then the dogs started barking then afterwards I laid there longer and heard another boom," said Pamela Oxford.
That's when Oxford went outside and saw flames.
Police say Collins was speeding and under the influence of alcohol when he rear ended a white sedan. Officers say the impact caused the white car to burst into flames, trapping all three people inside. The driver and passenger in the white car died at the scene.
Good Samaritans were able to pull the third passenger from the wreckage.
"She sustained some burns and was taken to a local hospital for treatment," said Sgt. Dennis Moore with the Bakersfield Police Department.
Collins was booked for felony drunken driving resulting in injury or death and vehicular manslaughter. The 29-year-old's criminal history reveals several run- ins with the law, including disorderly conduct while being intoxicated in march and may of this year.
The names of the victims haven't been released. Collins is being held at more than $335,000 bail. Anyone with information should call BPD at 327-711.
According to Bakersfield Police, 29-year-old Dontrell Collins of Bakersfield was driving a green Ford Crown Victoria westbound on Rosedale Highway.
Residents who live on Rosedale Highway and Verdugo Lane say as soon as they stepped outside to see what happened, they smelled the smoke from the accident and witnessed rescuers trying to get several victims out of a burning car.
"I was laying in bed and all I heard was a boom and then the dogs started barking then afterwards I laid there longer and heard another boom," said Pamela Oxford.
That's when Oxford went outside and saw flames.
Police say Collins was speeding and under the influence of alcohol when he rear ended a white sedan. Officers say the impact caused the white car to burst into flames, trapping all three people inside. The driver and passenger in the white car died at the scene.
Good Samaritans were able to pull the third passenger from the wreckage.
"She sustained some burns and was taken to a local hospital for treatment," said Sgt. Dennis Moore with the Bakersfield Police Department.
Collins was booked for felony drunken driving resulting in injury or death and vehicular manslaughter. The 29-year-old's criminal history reveals several run- ins with the law, including disorderly conduct while being intoxicated in march and may of this year.
The names of the victims haven't been released. Collins is being held at more than $335,000 bail. Anyone with information should call BPD at 327-711.